Gender Differences in English Language 英语专业毕业论文.docVIP

Gender Differences in English Language Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….1 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………2 2. Gender Differences in English Language……………………………………… 2.1 Vocabulary Differences……………………………………………………..2 2.1.1 The use of adverbs, adjectives and expletives………………………3 2.1.2 The use of adjectives………………………………………………….3 2.1.3 Selection forms and frequency of popular words and slang……….3 2.2 Gender Differences in Discourse Styles……………………………………4 2.3 Gender Differences in Communication……………………………………4 2.4 Syntax Differences….....................................................................................5 3. Analysis of causes of gender differences in English language……………….... 3.1 Physiological Factors……………………………………………………….6 3.2 Psychological Factors………………………………………………………7 3.3 Historical Factors…………………………………………………………..7 3.4 Social Factors……………………………………………………………….8 3.5 Subculture Factors…………………………………………………………8 4. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………… References………………………………………………………………………….10 Gender Differences in English Language Abstract: As a symbol system and social phenomena, language is the carrier of human thinking as well as communication tools, inevitably reflecting each side of community life. Gender differences commonly exist in every language, most gender differences in language originated from different social roles they played. The study of the relationship between the language and the gender difference has always been an important topic in the linguistic field. Based on the previous study, the present article, from the sociolinguistic perspective, attempts to find differences in lexicon, style, syntax and communication style between male and female when they are using English. At the same time, psychological, physical, historical and social reasons will be discussed. It is hoped that certain contribution will be made to the further research. Key words: English，gender difference，reason 　 摘要：语言作为一种符号系统和社会现象，是人类思想的载体，思维工