论英汉语言中的性别歧视

On the Sexist Discrimination in Language

语言是人类用来交际的符号系统,符号的选择是任意的。社会对语言具有决定性,语言随社会而产生,随社会而发展。语言是工具,它是被动的、从属的;语义的贬降是语言的自然功能。本文将从语义贬降规律和语言的从属性出发,从词义层方面来探讨性别歧视现象在语言中的体现,并分析其特征和成因。

Language is a symbolic system, which is used to communicate. The choice of symbol is optional. Society is decisive to language. Language emerges and develops with it. At the same time, Language is a tool. It is passive and subordinate. The semantic derogation is the natural function of language. From the perspective of the semantic derogating rule and the subordination of the language in its lexical level, this paper probes into the reflection of the sexist discrimination and analyzes its characteristics and causes.