[外语学习]跨文化交际++.pptVIP

Activity 5 His and Hers  Task 1 Difference in male and female names In Chinese, male names tend to connote firmness, strength, the power and grandeur of nature, moral values, etc., whereas female names often suggest elegance, manners, virtues, the beauty of nature. Differences between male and female names: ¨? ?? Number of syllables of first names: female names tend to be longer with more syllables( many to be trisyllabic三音节), e.g. Katherine, Elizabeth, Amanda, Victoria; male names tend to be much more monosyllabic and short male names are much more likely to be one-syllable ones, e.g., the pet name for Robert could be either Bob or Bobbie, but Bob is almost certainly a male, Bobbies could be either a male or female Percentage of names with stress on asyllable other than the first: there is a higher percentage (25%) of female names , e.g., Patricia, Elizabeth, Amanda, Rebecca, Michelle, there is a lower percentage of male names( 5%), e.g., Jerome. Sound of the stressed syllables : female names tend to make more use of /i/ sound, e.g., Lisa, Tina, Celia, Maxine, Fifi , but male names make much less common use of /i/ sound, though it can be found in names such as Steve, Peter, and Keith Last sound: female names more likely end in a vowel , e.g., Linda, Tracy, Patricia, Deborah, and Barbara; or very likely end in a nasal as in Jean, Kathleen, Sharon, Ann ; male names much more likely end in a plosive (consonant) ,e.g., Bob, David, Dick, Jack Speed at which fashion change: female names change more quickly, male names change less quickly Task 5 Language and sex Using Language That is Not Sexist ¨? Sometimes the use of particular words can support unfair or untrue attitudes to a particular sex, usually women. For example using the pronoun he to refer a doctor, when you do not know if they are male or female, might support the belief that it is not normal for women to be doctors. ? Can you detect the problem now in Anecdote 2? ? l??? The problem is the? h