英语中的性别歧视现象及其对策

Sexism in the English language and its countermeasures

语言是人类社会发展的产物,它源于社会又反映社会。英语中的性别歧视是一种客观存在的语言现象,同时又是对社会传统和文化的反映。英语中的性别歧视现象及其原因可以从词法、语义、语用等方面体现出来,同时也可从这些方面找到消除英语中性别歧视的对策。

Language is the result of the development of the society, which originates from society and at the same time reflects society. Sexism in the English language exists in everyday life, reflecting social tradition and culture. In this paper the phenomena of sexism in the English language and their causes are analyzed from the perspectives of morphology, semantics and pragmatics, and some countermeasures are put forward.