从英语人名中看性别歧视 On Sexism in English Personal Names.docVIP

? 从英语人名中看性别歧视 On Sexism in English Personal Names ? ? ? ? 内 容 摘 要 ? 语言是社会的反映。作为历史久远的一个社会问题，性别歧视现象几乎存在于每个语言中，并反映了在男性统治下的社会中，女性对男性的依赖性，以及女性所受的歧视。随着现代化的到来和妇女解放运动的兴起，如何消除对女性的性别歧视受到了广大关注，并取得了一定进展。 性别歧视在英语人名中的姓氏及个体名字上明显地表现出来，这一性别歧视有着历史，社会，宗教和文化等方面的原因。为消除英语人名中的性别歧视现象，以求在语言中真正实现男女平等，提出合适的策略将起着重要作用。 英语社会在分配任务，活动，权利和义务时，在不同程度上都会因性别不同而有所区别。因此，英语人名中的性别歧视现象都是社会状况的再现，人们的大多数行为都是社会化的结果。因而，消除英语人名中的性别歧视现象的第一种策略是让两性在人名中得到平衡的体现。英语人名本质上是对社会的反映，单从语言学方面实现真正的平等只是空中楼阁。因此，消除英语人名中的性别歧视的第二种策略在于女性社会地位的提高。 ? 关键词：性别歧视；英语；人名；女性 ? Abstract ? Language always reflects society. As a social problem with a long history, sexism exists in almost every language, reflecting the dependence and discrimination from which women suffer in a society dominated by men. With the advent of modernization and the rise of feminism, the issue of how to eliminate sexism against women has attracted more and more attention and made some achievements. Sex discrimination are shown clearly on Englisn surname and the individual name . This kind of sex discrimination has its historical, social, religious and cultural reasons. To eliminate English names of sex discrimination and realize the equality between men and women in language,it will play an important role to put forward appropriate strategies. Linguistic sexism is after all rooted in social reality. The English speaking communities use sex, to one degree or another, in allocating tasks, activities, rights, and responsibilities. As languages reflect society, so sexism in English naming is actually a mirror of the social conditions. Much of people’s behaviour is the result of socialization. Thus, the first strategy for sexism in English naming is to striving for balanced naming and addressing. English naming, in essence, is a reflection of society. Linguistic attempts to achieve real equality exclusively are empty talk, so the second strategy to get rid of sexism in English naming lies in the improvement of women’s social status. ? Key words: sexism, English, naming,