Abstract

Language plays an important role in society, and it can reflect every aspect of human society. Language, as a cultural carrier, is the product of social development, reflecting the social culture, custom and way of thinking in a certain period of time. Therefore, sexual discrimination in language is the reflection of gender discrimination in social culture. This thesis intends to give an analysis of sexual discrimination in the English language from the aspects of vocabulary, grammar, semantics, appellation and proverb，and tries to probe into the shaping factors of this social phenomenon from three aspects: culture, labor division and socialization. Then, this thesis will give two solutions to the phenomenon.

Keywords: the English Language; sexual discrimination; social phenomenon

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-1

3. Sexual Discrimination Embodied in English -3

3.1 Vocabulary-3

3.2 Grammar.-4

3.3 Semantics.-5

3.4 Appellation.-6

3.5 Proverb.-7

4. Contributing Factors of Sexual Discrimination in English-7

4.1 Culture-8

4.2 Labor Division-8

4.3 Socialization-9

5. Possible Solutions to the Phenomenon-10

5.1 Reduce the Use of Sexist Language-10

5.2 Government Efforts-12

6. Conclusion-12

Works Cited-14