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1、AnAnalysisofSexisminEnglishVocabularyAcknowledgementsOnthecompletionofmythesis,Iwishtothankallthosewhohavegivenmeconsistenthelpandgreatadvicethathavemadethisthesispossible.IwouldliketoextendmygreatthanksanddeepestgratitudetomytutorProfessorwhogavevaluableins
2、tructions.Withoutherpatience,shrewdcomments,effectiveadviceaswellasquickcorrections,manyofthepitfallsofmythesiswouldhavestillremainedandIevencouldnotfinishmythesis.Itisherwhoencouragedandurgedmetobeginmyresearchworkassoonaspossible.Herkindnessandadvicehaveke
3、ptthethesisintherightdirection.IamgreatlyindebtedtoProfessorofSchoolofForeignLanguageofUniversity.TheyhaveimprovedmeinlanguageskillsandproficiencyandhavecultivatedmygreatinterestinEnglishliteratureandwesternculture.Duringthesefouryears,theirencouragement,fri
4、endshipandkindnesshavegreatimpactonmystudyandlife.Lastbutnotleast,Ishouldthankalltheteachersandstaffswhohavehelpedmealotduringthesewonderfulfouryearsofmyuniversitylife.23AbstractIntheprocessofhumandevelopment,itiscommoninsocietythatmanissuperiortowoman,which
5、isnotonlyinpowerandwealthbutalsoinuseofvocabulary.Admittedly,Englishdevelopsfromthesocietyinwhichmalesoccupytheleadposition,thereforeitisinevitablethatitsvocabularytendstothediscriminationagainstfemales.AndwhatismoreundertheinfluenceofBible,quitealotofEnglis
6、hetymologistscreatedwordsthroughthenotionofphysiology,femalesocialroleandmanissuperiortowomanetc.whichmakessexdifferenceofvocabularyinstitutionalized.Sincethemovementforwomen’srightsin1960s,sexisminEnglishvocabularyhasalwaysbeenanimportantissuewhichthefemini
7、stsstudyon.Greatefforthasbeendonethatfeministsadvocatetouseneutraltermsinsteadofsexismtermsinordertoremovethesexisminvocabularygradually.ThisthesisattemptstomakeastudyonsexisminEnglishvocabularythroughcomparisonsandexamples,aimingatfindingoutthosehiddendiffe
8、rencesbetweenmaleandfemaleinvocabulary,andtablingaproposalincastingasidesexismtoarousepeople’sawarenessandgivethemanewunderstandingoflanguage.Keywords:sexism;Englishvocabulary;discrimination;com