sexism in the english language through asymmetrical phenomenon英文本科毕业（设计）论文设计论文.doc

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1、（此文档为word格式，下载后您可任意编辑修改！）SexismintheEnglishLanguagethroughAsymmetricalPhenomenon　　Abstract：Thisthesisfocusesontheasymmetricalphenomenon,whichreflectedintheextensiveusageofmasculinewords,themarkedfemalewordsandunmarkedmalewords,positivewordsformalesandnegativ

2、ewordsforfemales,andetc.Finally,thethesisputsforwardsomewaysoffightingagainstsexism.Sexismisasocietyproblem,whichcanbetracedtoitshistoricalandculturalsources.Inordertoachievenon-sexisminlanguage，socialsexismshouldbeeliminatedfirst.KeyWord：sexism;asymmetrical

3、phenomenon;masculinewords;derogationoffemalewords　　1.Introduction　　Asaproductofsocietyandonespecialcommunicativemethodsofhuman,languagereflectsalltheaspectsofhumansocietynaturally.Languageisn’tsexisminitself,butwhenreferringtolanguageandsex,peopleimmediately

4、thinkofsexism.Sexismwasputforthafterthediscoveryoflinguisticasymmetry.TheasymmetricalphenomenoninEnglishlanguageistheoreticallybasedonSapir-WhorfHypothesis,whichhasagreatinfluenceontheresearchbetweenlanguageandculture.　　2.Reflectionofasymmetricalphenomenonin

5、Englishlanguage　　Linguisticasymmetryisoneofthetraditionalapproachestothestudyofthesexismagainstwomeninlanguage.Hellinger(1989)inherarticle“RevisingthePatriarchalParadigmLanguageChangedFeministLanguagePolitics”[1](QuotedfromTangJinwen,2002)looksbackoverarathe

6、rlongperiodoftimeconcerningtheresearchofsexismagainstwomeninlanguage.　　2.1.Asymmetricalphenomenonreflectedinmasculinelanguageasstandardwhereasfemininelanguageassubordinate　　2.1.1.theextensiveusageofmasculinewords　　That“menembracewomen”isarelativelyrecentrati

7、onalizationinthehistoryofthelanguage.In1746，JohnKirkbyformulatedhis“Eighty-eightGrammaticalRules.”[2](QuotedfromZhuLi,2004).ThesearetheproductofMr.Kirkby’sownimagination.RuleNo.21statedthatthemalegenderwasmorecomprehensivethanthefemale，whichisamovetowardsthe

8、conceptthatmaleisthenorm，butwomanisonlythesubordinationorvariation.Inthisway,womenarealwaysmadeinvisible.　　Thefactthattheword“man”,“mankind”and“he”areusedastermsforthehumanracereflectsmaledomina