A Study of Sexism in the English Language_英语论文

摘要

英语中性别歧视的例子比比皆是。而在倡导人人平等的现在，这种现象无疑会加深社会矛盾，从而阻碍人们的进步与发展。找出性别歧视产生的原因，以及性别歧视存在的各个方面，从而寻求消除性别歧视的方法不仅可以减少中外交流合作中因性别歧视而产生的矛盾，也对人们关注中国国内的性别歧视现象具有积极意义。

关键词：性别歧视；英语；歧视

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1. Definition of sexism 1

1.2. Present situation 1

2. Reasons of sexism 2

2.1. Cultural reasons 2

2.2. Social reasons 3

2.3 Political and economic reasons 4

3. Sexism in language 4

3.1. Appellation 5

3.2. Words meaning 6

3.3. Words form 8

3.4. Proverb 9

3.5. Lexical development 10

4. How to eliminate sexual discrimination 11

4.1. Using neutral words 11

4.2. Changing the order 12

4.3. Eliminating social prejudice 12

4.3.1. In education 13

4.3.2. In economy 13

4.3.3. In politics 13

Conclusion 14

References 15