题目（英文） A Brief analysis of the causes of gender
discrimination in English and Chinese
题目（中文） 浅析英汉语言中性别歧视根源及其根源
Abstract
English is the most widely spoken language in the world today, while Chinese is the language with the largest number of speakers. They belong to the Indo-European language family and the Sino-Tibetan language family respectively, which have different historical development trajectories and different writing systems. The two languages are the important representatives of eastern and Western cultures respectively.
A comparative study of the two is helpful to understand the essential features of language and reveal the deep structure of eastern and Western cultures. The study of sexism in English and Chinese is conducive to mutual respect and friendly coexistence between the two sexes and to the construction of a harmonious language environment and social living environment.
Keywords linguistics sexism feminism antitheses
Contents
Abstract......……..……………………………………...…………....................………I
Key Words……………………………………………........................................……...I
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. Sexism in Social Life………………………………………………………..5
II. Reasons of Sexism in the English Language.............................................................6
A. “Patriarchy” Cultural Stereotype…………………………………………….7
B. Double Criterion of Discourse Hegemony…………………………………..8
C. “Sex Role” in Community ………………………………………………....9
D. Results of Theory of Social Identity………………………………………..10
E. Traditional Ethics that the Man is Superior to the Woman…………………11
III. Elimination of Sexism in the English Language………...……………………….12
Countermeasures to Sexism Caused by the Third Person Pronoun’s General Reference..…………………………………………………………………..14
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………15
致谢.………………………………
