英语本科毕业论文-英语语言性别歧视研究.doc

本科毕业论文
英语语言性别歧视研究
学生姓名:
学生学号: 200310206100
院(系): 外国语学院
年级专业: 2003级英语本科4班
指导教师:
二〇〇七年五月

Study on Sexism in the
English Language
Gou Ying
Under the Supervision of
He Xuede
School of Foreign Languages and Cultures
Panzhihua University
May 2007
Contents
Abstract......……..……………………………………...…………....................………I
Key Words……………………………………………........................................……...I
摘要..............................................................................................................................Ⅱ
关键词.….........................................................................................................................…………Ⅱ
Introduction………………………………………………………………..........…..…1
I. Phenomena of Sexism in the English Language….....................................................2
A. Male-as-norm Attitude……………………………………………………....2
1. Generic Pronouns………………………………………………………….....2
2. Female as Male’s Appendix...…….………………………………………….2
3. Woman as Exception………….……………….……………………….....….3
B. Semantic Degradation of Woman………………..………………….……….4
C. Word Order…………………………………………………………………..5
D. Sexism in Social Life………………………………………………………..5
E. Sexism in Proverbs and Idioms.......................................................................6
II. Reasons of Sexism in the English Language.............................................................7
A. “Patriarchy” Cultural Stereotype…………………………………………….7
B. Double Criterion of Discourse Hegemony…………………………………..8
C. “Sex Role” munity ………………………………………………....10
D. Results of Theory of Social Identity………………………………………..11
E. Traditional Ethics that the Man is Superior to the Woman…………………11
III. Elimination of Sexism in the English Language………...……………………….12
A. Transformation-Sexist Words Transformed Into Nonsexist Words…….......12
B. Countermeasures to Sexism Caused by the Third Person Pronoun’s General Reference..…………………………………………………………………..14
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………1