This paper reviews the origin and history of sexism in English language and the cause of it,and analysizes the history and development of Women's Liberation and the effects of Women's Liberation movement in En...This paper reviews the origin and history of sexism in English language and the cause of it,and analysizes the history and development of Women's Liberation and the effects of Women's Liberation movement in English language.展开更多
In language use,the differences between men and women vary in many ways.Men and women use language differently in pronunciation,intonation,vocabulary,grammar,topics etc.because of psychological,social or cultural reas...In language use,the differences between men and women vary in many ways.Men and women use language differently in pronunciation,intonation,vocabulary,grammar,topics etc.because of psychological,social or cultural reasons;Furthermore,the article probes the reasons leading to the differences.展开更多
The purpose of this essay is to study whether the linguistic behaviour of adult women using hedging and tags as indicative of an intrinsically tentative gender identity or of the effects of male dominant position thro...The purpose of this essay is to study whether the linguistic behaviour of adult women using hedging and tags as indicative of an intrinsically tentative gender identity or of the effects of male dominant position through analyzing daily conversations of the heterosexual couples.The small scale study employs the methodology,namely,recording spontaneous and natural spoken conversation from authentic interaction with the permission of the ten male-female couples.Digital record pen with an omnidirectional microphone are placed in the central living area of each couple's home.Then discourse analysis provides data making it possible to support Fishman's claim that women use tag questions and 'you know' not because women are not being really sure of themselves,or are looking to the addressee for confirmation,but because men in a dominant position often refuse to take responsibility for the smooth conduct of interpersonal relations,women use tag questions and 'you know' to elicit and maintain conversations.展开更多
It is widely acknowledged that men and women are different from each other in their individuality,value image and status,which lead to the variations in their language styles and language uses.This thesis will mainly ...It is widely acknowledged that men and women are different from each other in their individuality,value image and status,which lead to the variations in their language styles and language uses.This thesis will mainly discuss the speech differences between men and women,differences between linguistic representations of men and women,and possible explanations on language differences related to gender.By analyzing these differences,we found that the different roles men and women play as well as the different status they enjoy are the main reasons of these differences.Language and social reality are closely connected.Language not only reflects reality but also helps to construct reality.The roles women play in the society as well as their social status foredoom their discriminated "famine" language.展开更多
文摘This paper reviews the origin and history of sexism in English language and the cause of it,and analysizes the history and development of Women's Liberation and the effects of Women's Liberation movement in English language.
文摘In language use,the differences between men and women vary in many ways.Men and women use language differently in pronunciation,intonation,vocabulary,grammar,topics etc.because of psychological,social or cultural reasons;Furthermore,the article probes the reasons leading to the differences.
文摘The purpose of this essay is to study whether the linguistic behaviour of adult women using hedging and tags as indicative of an intrinsically tentative gender identity or of the effects of male dominant position through analyzing daily conversations of the heterosexual couples.The small scale study employs the methodology,namely,recording spontaneous and natural spoken conversation from authentic interaction with the permission of the ten male-female couples.Digital record pen with an omnidirectional microphone are placed in the central living area of each couple's home.Then discourse analysis provides data making it possible to support Fishman's claim that women use tag questions and 'you know' not because women are not being really sure of themselves,or are looking to the addressee for confirmation,but because men in a dominant position often refuse to take responsibility for the smooth conduct of interpersonal relations,women use tag questions and 'you know' to elicit and maintain conversations.
文摘It is widely acknowledged that men and women are different from each other in their individuality,value image and status,which lead to the variations in their language styles and language uses.This thesis will mainly discuss the speech differences between men and women,differences between linguistic representations of men and women,and possible explanations on language differences related to gender.By analyzing these differences,we found that the different roles men and women play as well as the different status they enjoy are the main reasons of these differences.Language and social reality are closely connected.Language not only reflects reality but also helps to construct reality.The roles women play in the society as well as their social status foredoom their discriminated "famine" language.
