辽宁师范大学海华学院毕 业 论 文 （设 计）（ 2011 届本科）题 目 ： 英语中性别歧视现象探究 专 业： 英语(国际贸易) 姓 名： 张晓雪 指导教师： 陈泳 完成日期： 2011 年 5 月 20 日编号：2011051DEFG On Research of the Sexism in English LanguageZhao XiaoxueA Thesis SubmittedIn Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements of the Degree ofBACHELOR OF ARTSSchool of HaihuaLIAONING NORMAL UNIVERSITYMay, 2011iAbstractIn our society, women are often regarded as the weaker sex and are looked down upon. This gender bias can also be found in the English language. Such language is called sexist language. This paper is devoted to the study of sexism in the English language and on how to avoid sexism. To start with, the thesis analyses the phenomena of sexism in English by using universal evidence, and they are shown and discussed in four aspects: English proverbs, English expressions, English vocabulary and the meanings of English words. Then the thesis traces the reasons for the occurrence of sexism in the English language. In nature, sexism in language reflects sexism in society. The two are closely related. Social connotations of sexism in English tell the relationship between phenomenon of sexism in language and essence of sexism in society. Lastly, the thesis introduces two feasible strategies to erase sexism in English language, and they are: language reform and social reform. The most important one is to erase the sexist conceptions and improve womens status, respect and support them. The language transformation can be realistic on the basis of the social reform.Keywords: sexism; phenomenon; factors; strategiesii摘要在我们的社会中，妇女通常被认为是弱势群体而被轻视。这种性别歧视现象同样体现在英语语言中，这种语言被称为性别歧视语言。本文着重分析了英语语言中的性别歧视现象以及如何避免这种现象。首先分析了性别歧视在英语中的四个方面的表现：在谚语中；在词汇中；在词语中和在词义中，通过大量的举例和分类来系统阐述。接着论文剖析了英语中性别歧视现象形成的根源。从本质来说，英语语言中的性别歧视是社会中性别歧视的体现。两者紧密相连。性别歧视的社会内涵反映的就是这种语言中的性别歧视现象与社会中的性别歧视的本质的关系。最后着重讨论了消除性别歧视语所应采取的一些策略，从语言策略和社会策略两方面入手，要消除性别歧视，关键在于根除社会上存在的性别歧视观念，进一步提高妇女的社会地位，语言的变革只能在社会变革的基础上才能实现。关键词: 性别歧视；现象；原因；策略iiiTable of Contents.Introduction.1. Phenomena of Sexism in English Language.22.1 Sexism in English Proverbs and Idioms.22.1.1 Role Category.32.1.2 Marriage Category.32.1.3 Manner Category.42.2 Sexism in Names.42.3 Sexism in English Vocabulary.52.3.1 Generic Masculine Words.52.3.2 The Derogation of Female Words.52.3.3 Sex Discrimination and Job Titles.62.2.4 Word Order.62.4 Sexism in the Meanings of English Words.7. The Causes of Sexism in the English.83.1 Cultural Factor.83.2 Physiological Factor.83.3 Social Factor.93.4 Psychological Factor.10. The Strategies of Eliminating or Avoiding Sexism in English.114.1 Language Strategies.114.1.1 Population of Neutral Words and Expressions.114.1.2 Avoiding of the Generalization of Masculine Word “He” .114.1.3 Ms. as an Alternative to Both Mrs. And Miss.124.2 Social Strategy.12.Conclusion .14ivWorks Cited.16Acknowledgements.