文档介绍：2011届毕业生
毕业论文
题 目:A Comparative Study of Words and Expressions Belittling the Female in English and Chinese
院系名称： 外语学院 专业班级： 英语(经贸方向)0706
学生姓名： 陈 培 学 号：
指导教师： 岳国法 教师职称： 副教授
2011年5 月 26 日
A Comparative Study of Words and
Expressions Belittling the Female
in English and Chinese
Chen Pei
School of Foreign Languages
Of
Henan University of Technology
Supervisor: Yue Guofa
May 26, 2011
Acknowledgements
In my writing and completing of the thesis, I have benefited from a lot of people. This thesis would not be completed without their help. Taking this chance, I would like to express my sincere and profound gratitude and appreciation to all of them.
My foremost thanks are particularly extended to my supervisor, Yue Guofa, whose enlightening suggestions and constructive criticism have contributed greatly to the completion of this paper. Without his help, this thesis could never have reached its presence.
I am also grateful to the teachers and students in Foreign Languages College, Henan University of Technology, who gave me a lot of help and encouragement during the process of my writing.
Finally, my special thanks to my parents for their constant support and understanding in my four years study in university. Their love and encouragement helped me get over all the difficulties I met during this process.
Abstract
There are many words and expressions that belittle the female in both English and Chinese. This phenomenon is called sexism in language. Sexism in language has been a heated topic among linguists since 1960s. There are common sexist practices in English and Chinese because the Engish-speaking people and Chinese people all live in the patriarchal society. In this kind of society, male is the superior sex and language only reflects men’s point of view and interests.
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