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1、摘 要语言与性别研究一直是语言学家关注的重要课题，国内外诸多的语言学家都对语言中性别歧视这一现象进行了深入研究。语言是现实社会的一面镜子，能够真实地反映这种社会习俗及价值观念，而作为语言中的精华谚语更是浓缩了文化的内涵。本文以女权主义为视角，侧重于对性别歧视在英语谚语中的现象进行研究。本文首先结合国内外学者对语言中性别歧视这一现象的研究，并结合这些研究探讨英语谚语中性别歧视现象，指出谚语与性别歧视的含义与特点；再从性格、言行、才智、婚嫁、地位等五个方面指出性别歧视在英语谚语中的具体表现；然后从历史、社会、文化三个不同的角度分析了性别歧视在英语谚语中形成的根源，通过对谚语的分析揭示语言中对女性的
2、歧视，从而提高人们关于性别歧视的意识，帮助人们减少，继而消除在日常生活以及语言中的性别歧视现象；最后指出性别歧视在英语谚语中的发展趋势。关键词：英语谚语；性别歧视；表现；根源；发展趋势中国最大的论文知识平台ABSTRACTThe language research in relation to gender has remained on the important topic in linguistics. Lots of linguists who show interest in this field have done many deep and profound researches
3、. Language, a mirror of the real world, could give us a reflection of social customs and values. And the proverbs, the essence of language, are actually a concentration of culture. The thesis aims at specializing in sex discrimination reflected in the English proverbs from the feminist perspective.C
4、ombined with some researches on sexism in English proverbs by scholars home and abroad, the thesis firstly points out the meanings and features of proverbs and sexism. And then the thesis explains the manifestations of sexism through a study of the proverbs applied in English from five aspects: char
5、acter, words and deeds, ability and wisdom, marriage and social status. Then the thesis has also investigated into the causes of sexism from three aspects: history, culture, society. Through the research on English proverbs, the thesis tries to reveal the sex bias against women in language, and find
6、 out solutions to help people reduce and eliminate the sexism in the daily expressions. Finally, the thesis points out the development trend of sexism in English proverbs. Keywords：English proverbs; sexism; manifestation; causes; development trendContents1. Introduction12. Definitions of proverb and
7、 sexism42.1 Definition of proverb42.1.1 Meaning of proverb42.1.2 Features of proverb42.2 Definition of sexism62.2.1 Meaning of sexism62.2.2 Features of sexism63. Manifestations of sexism in English proverbs73.1 Manifestations of sexism in the proverbs about character73.2 Manifestations of sexism in
8、the proverbs about words and deeds83.3 Manifestations of sexism in the proverbs about ability and wisdom83.4 Manifestations of sexism in the proverbs about marriage93.5 Manifestations of sexism in the proverbs about social status104. Causes of sexism in the English proverbs114.1 Historical reasons11
9、4.2 Cultural origin114.3 Social factors125. Development trend of sexism in the English proverbs146. Conclusion15Acknowledgements16References171. IntroductionAmerican linguist Edward Spair once said: “Language is a guide to social reality.” 1. Language, a mirror of the society, loyally reflects not o
10、nly a nations history and culture, but also beliefs and biases. Language and gender is a popular issue in the area of sociolinguistics. Sex discrimination exists in English speaking communities. Therefore, we can find sexism here and there in English. Denmark linguist O.JesPersen is the first one to
11、 study sexism from the angle of linguistics. In 1923, his book named Development and Structure of English had ever pointed out that English was the most masculine language all over the world. In 1960, as an interdisciplinary subject of linguistics and sociology, sociolinguistics formed and developed
12、 fast in USA. The development of West Womens Liberation and Feminism studies as well as development of sociolinguistics promoted sexist language studies to a certain extent. Some scholars thought that a kind of new linguistics about equality between men and women appeared. The linguists, Lakoff, Tru
13、dgi, KZimmerman, West, Thonle, Henle and Bolinger taken as representatives in the period between 70s and 80s, did further studies on sexism and discussed the causes of sexism in language. In his article Language and Womens Place, Lakoff pointed out that in the world expressed by the language, the ma
14、le was in the center and the females image was incomplete 2. Bolinger, in his book, said that this was a phenomenon of sexism in language. Some other scholars such as Lakoff, tried to use all scientific knowledge to describe linguistics. D.Bolinger, published his books Aspects of Language in 1965 an
15、d Language: the Loaded Weapon in 1980, which provided some points for the study of sexism 3. In 1973, R.Lakoff, published his book Language and Womens Place, which elaborated on women social place and sexism in language. From the end of 80s to 90s, linguists such as J.Holmes, J.Coates, D.Cameron, M.
16、R.Key, did further studies on differences of sexist language. Their studies emphasized the forms of men and womens terms. In our country, the study on sexist language is very late, which began from the end of 70s or the beginning of 80s. With the development of Feminist movement, Chinese scholars gradually
