1、西南财经大学天府学院2015 届本科毕业论文论文题目：An Analysis of Sexism in English and Chinese学生姓名： 所在学院： 专 业： 英语 学 号： 指导教师： i西南财经大学天府学院本科学生毕业论文（设计）开题报告表论文（设计）名称汉语题目：英汉语言中的性别歧视研究英语题目：An Analysis of Sexism in English and Chinese 论文（设计）来源 作者自选论文（设计）类型 A 导 师学生姓名 Amber 学 号 专 业 英语调研资料的准备：1.Gender Bias in Language 综合教程 I何兆熊 主编；
2、本文通过列举描述了语言中的性别歧视； 2.英汉语言中性别歧视的对比研究周凤娟；本文从构词、姓名称谓等方面对比分析英语和汉语中性别歧视的共性和特殊性； 3.英汉语言中的性别歧视现象产生的原因及消除策略张庆艳；本文列举了四个性别歧视产生的原因，提供了六点可行的消除策略论文目的：初学Gender Bias in Language便引发我深思，日常交流的语言竟然对女性有诸多的消极意义。因此，本文将针对英语和汉语中对女性带有歧视的表达,通过举例的方式,分析语言中性别歧视的现象,深化人们对性别歧视的认识，促进语言和谐。 思路与预期成果：本文主要通过对语言中的性别歧视研究，分别分析英语和汉语中对女性的消极定
3、义和不重视，并试图提供改善这一现象的可行性方法。本文所要达到的预期成果主要通过分析英汉语言中的性别歧视现象，使更多人意识到女性在语言中遭受的不平等待遇，旨在日常表达中规避此类现象。论文大致提纲：一、 引言二、 英语中的性别歧视2.1 称谓词 2.2 派生词 2.3 关于女性的贬义词语三、汉语中的性别歧视3.1 汉字的构造 3.2 谚语中轻视女性的表达 3.3 围绕女性的隐喻表达四、英汉语言中性别歧视的共同点4.1 词序 4.2 关于女性的消极内涵表达 五、改善英汉语言中性别歧视的可行性方法5.1 采用英语中性词汇 5.2 舍弃汉语中性别歧视词 5.3 不区别对待女性六、结语任务完成的阶段内容及
4、时间安排：2014 年 11 月 15 日：文献阅读开始2014 年 11 月 30 日：完成开题报告（毕业设计的需求分析）2014 年 12 月 20 日：完成文献综述；完成毕业设计的系统设计，进行程序编码2015 年 1 月 19 日：完成论文的粗钢（论文的框架）2015 年 3 月中下旬：完成论文终稿（设计成果） ，并且打印成册，上交论文准备答辩完成论文嗦具备的条件因素：1、 对设计所需的文字资料进行收集整理；2、对所收集的资料筛选、过滤、去粗取精，去伪存真； 3、在指导老师的帮助及指导下认真完成毕业论文写作。指导教师签名： 日期：2014 年 11 月 28 日ii论文（设计）类型：A
5、理论研究； B应用研究；C软件设计等；摘 要无论是几十年前还是近几年，性别歧视（尤其对女性）在西方国家和中国成为一种普遍的社会现象，影响着女性的生活和工作。语言，作为人类的一面镜子，反映着不同国家和地区的文化习俗，人文观念，毫无疑问，也反映着性别歧视。语言中的性别歧视在语言学领域已成为热门话题，众多语言学家进行了很多调查。基于先前的调查研究，本文将分为四个部分说明在英语和汉语中的性别歧视。第一部分将通过称谓词，派生词和围绕女性的贬义表达的例子，介绍一些英语中性别歧视的普遍现象。第二部分通过汉字构成，贬低女性的谚语和关于蔑视女性的隐喻，将列举出一些汉语中性别歧视的典型现象。第三部分将分别阐释英汉
6、语言中的性别歧视的两个共同点，即词序和关于女性的消极涵义。第四部分，通过已有的研究报告，本文将简短分析三个改善性别歧视的方式。我希望人们在使用英语或汉语时，能拥有避免性别歧视的意识，以此促进和谐沟通的氛围和实现男女本质上的平等。 关键词：英汉语言;性别歧视现象;共同点; 避免方法 iiiAbstractSexism (particularly against women), decades ago or in recent years, has been a ubiquitous social phenomenon, influencing females life and work, in
7、western countries as same as in China. Language, as a mirror of humankind, reflects on various culture, convention, and humanistic ideology in diverse countries and districts, as well as sexism without any doubt. Sexism in language has remained a hot topic for a long time among linguists who have al
8、ready made numerous researches about it. Based on the previous researches, this thesis is divided into four parts to illustrate the sexism in English and Chinese. In first part, some general phenomena of sexism in English will be introduced by means of examples on addressing terms, derivation, and d
9、erogatory expressions around women. In second part, some typical phenomena of sexism in Chinese will be listed out in terms of formation of Chinese characters, depreciated women in proverbs and disparaging metaphors around women. In third part, two similarities of sexism in language, word order, and
10、 negative connotations for women, will be analyzed respectively. In forth part, this paper briefly points out three methods to avoid sexism in language based on other researches. I hope people will build up an awareness of avoiding sexism when speaking English or Chinese, thus promoting a harmonious
11、 communicative atmosphere and achieving the essential equality between men and women. Key words: language; sexist phenomena; similarity; avoiding methodsivContents摘 要 .ivAbstract.vIntroduction.viiISexism in English .11.1 Addressing Terms .11.2 Derivation .41.3 Derogatory Words around Women.5II. Sexi
12、sm in Chinese .72.1 Formation of Chinese Characters.72.2 Depreciated Women in Proverbs .92.3 Metaphors around Women.10III. Similarities of Sexism in English and Chinese .113.1 Word Order .123.2 Negative Connotations for Women .13IV. Methods to Avoid Sexism in English and Chinese .144.1 Adopting Gend
13、er-Free Words in English .154.2 Abandoning the Sexist Words in Chinese .154.3 Treating Female as No Exception.16Conclusion .16Literature Review.18Bibliography .26Acknowledgements.28vAn Analysis of Sexism in English and ChineseIntroduction The disparate usage of language between male and female had a
14、roused linguists attentions in seventeenth century, and later, with the flourishing development of sociolinguistics since the 1960s, the relationship of language use and gender difference has been a heated topic among linguists1. The language is arranged so that men are identified with exalted posit
15、ions, and women are identified with more service-oriented positions in which they are being dominated and instructed by men. So the language used to convey this type of male supremacy is generally reflecting the honored position of the male and the subservience of the female. Language invented by bo
16、th male and female enables male hold a powerful social status, whereas makes female feel inferior to male. Accordingly, sexism in language, a reflection of sexual discrimination in social reality, generally means that men can disgrace, depreciate and humiliate women by derogatory words and expressio
17、ns both in English and Chinese. During the process of relieving inequality between men and 1 朱跃. 语言与社会M. 合肥：安徽大学出版社 . 1999viwomen, people have been struggled in many domains like job market and politics, but what they are supposed to do is firstly to get rid of the stereotypical utilization of sexis
18、m in language. Thus, it is of vital importance for people to enhance their awareness of avoiding sexual biaswhen communicating with the opposite gender, especially for men. This essay will describe specific phenomena of sexism in English and Chinese separately, helping people have a distinct underst
19、anding of it and build up an awareness of avoiding it.ISexism in English In western culture, there is a household story in The Bible that the God created Adam, the first man, from the earth at the very beginning of the world, and took a rib from Adam to create Eve, the first woman. It is probably ho
20、w the thought that man is the master and woman is merely his subordinate and the discriminatory language against women that often treats them as secondary start. Briefly speaking, English places more emphasis on men than women through the contemptuous languages to ignore women in certain respects an
21、d exaggerate the weakness of women in some negative aspects. 11.1 Addressing TermsLanguage, specifically addressing term, is a magic tool with a function to give everyone a particular name, enabling all human beings to know each other and show social relations between them. The most convincing examp
22、le of sexism in English is the social meanings embedded in Mr. Miss. and Mrs. For male, whether single or married, they are addressed as Mr., a general term amongst men. For female, however, single ladies are entitled Miss. (plus their families name) and the wives are called Mrs. (plus their spouses
23、 name), which indicate the courtesy titles for women are based on their age and marital status but no same standards are required to call men. It is not difficult to find that the asymmetry of appellation can be the powerful evidence of sexism in English. Another vivid example of sexism in English i
24、s Sir and Madam, which is the most frequently used pair of words among people. Sir is used as a polite way of addressing a man whose name you do not know, or before the first name of a man and a baronet, or a form of address by children in school to a male teacher. As the equivalent of Sir, Madam is
25、 surly used when speaking or writing to a woman in a formal or business situation2. Along with the social development, Madam has no longer been 2 霍恩比著，王玉章等译. Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary: the seventh edition. 北京：商务印书馆. 20092solely used in a formal or business situation, as its
26、 meanings have been extended with negative connotations. It is Madam nowadays that can be used to describe a young girl or woman who expects other people to do what she wants, and a woman who is in charge of the prostitutes in a brothel2. The example above makes it crystal clear that the connotation
27、s of female appellations are not equivalent to those of the male appellations which are positive and active. In English, a group of generic pronouns are related, with same probability, to men and women, whereas they ignore women by allowing masculine terms to be used in lots of special circumstances
28、. For all English learners, He is definitely an acquaintance. He is perhaps the most well-known example of sexism in English to be specifically to refer to males and commonly to refer to human3. For example, everyone has his own fate. Obviously, everyone here is associated with every single person,
29、including both men and women. But to meet the requirement of simplicity in English, he covers all the possibility of male and female thus showing the gender bias against female. The same he-covers-all phenomena are also represented in the following old sayings: He who has health has hope; He who kno
30、ws nothing doubts nothing; He who stands alone has no power; 3 Guimei He. An Analysis of Sexism in English. D. Qingdao University of Science and Technology 20103He who does not respect others deserves no respect from others;He who risks nothing gains nothing;He who knows most speaks least.The use of
31、 He as a term occasionally to encompass female suggests the universal thought of males superior status, and makes women grammatically invisible thus remaining them inferior. 1.2 DerivationIn the records of human history, the physiological and psychological differences between male and female have co
32、ntributed to shape into the man-centered society. When words, such as actor and actress, show up in pairs, people have no difficulty in recognizing masculine one as it has no special marks and it is the root of the feminine one, which manifests female is a subordinate of male in general sense. Deriv
33、ation, a common way of word formation, forms a word with meaning and category distinguishing from that of its origin through the addition of an affix. In English, masculine words are endowed with power to signify both male and female, and many feminine words come from them by adding a suffix such as ess, -ine, -ette,-trix. If people want to glorify someone who made a great achievement to their country or hometown, they would like to give a title, hero, to the person. If that person is a female, then she will be called heroine which comes from
