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1、AnAnalysisofSexDifferencesandSexisminEnglishLanguage浅析英语语言中的性别差异与性别歧视Ⅰ.IntroductionAsthepeculiarresultofthedevelopmentofhumansociety,languageisakindofsocialphenomenonandreflectsallthesidesofhumansocietynaturally.Thebotharecloselylinkedwiththesocialattitudesofhumanbeingsandtoagreatex
2、tentareaffectedbythesocialviewsandvalues.Wehaveperceivedthatmendominatelifeinsociety,especiallyinsomeimportantpositions,suchaspolitics,languageandsoon.Unavoidably,thekindofphenomenonhasbeenbias-basedandwomensufferedfromlanguagesexism.Sexdifferentiatedlanguageusecanreflectandhelpperp
3、etuatethesubordinatestatusofwomeninsociety.Since1960s,feministsstrivefortheeliminationofgenderdiscrimination,forthegreaterrecognitionofwomen’scontributionstosocietyandaimtochangemanyculturalandsocialcustomsthatperpetuatepatriarchalvaluesystems.Manyfieldsoflifearoundtheworldhavebeen,
4、orarebeing,affectedbythismovement.Oneofthemuchfeminismonsocietyisitsimpactonlanguage.Languageisamirror,whichcanreflectthesocietyphenomenon.Therefore,throughthelanguage,wecanknowevenifwomen’sstatushasbeenimproved,therestillexistssexism.Fromtheuseofsex,womenstillkeepsubordinatestatusi
5、nsociety.Ⅱ.SexDifferencesinEnglishLanguage2.1EmbodimentofSexDifferencesInEnglishandinmanyotherlanguagesthroughouttheworld,speechesofwomenandmenvaryinvariousaspects.ThissectionwilldemonstratesexdifferencesinEnglishlanguagefromfouraspects:phonologyandintonation,lexicon,syntaxandspeech
6、styles.2.1.1InPhonologyandIntonation2.1.1.1PhonologicalDifferencesPhonologicaldifferencesbetweenthespeechofmenandwomenhavebeennotedinavarietyoflanguages.InanortheastAsianlanguage,Yukaghir,bothwomenandchildrenhave/ts/and/dz/wheremenhave/tj/and/dj/.Similarly,inaSiberianlanguage,Chukch
7、i,men,butnotwomen,oftendrop/n/and/t/whentheyoccurbetweenvowels.SchoolgirlsinScotlandapparentlypronouncethe/t/inwordslikewaterandgotmoreoftenthanschoolboys,whoprefertosubstituteaglottalstop.IntheUnitedStateswomenpronouncethepost-vocalic/r/inwordslikecarandbare,whichisthestandardvaria
8、nt,moreoftenthanman
