A Sociolinguistic Study of Linguistic Sexism in English Proverbs
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Abstract: Linguistic sexism exists in almost every aspect of social and cultural life. In recent years, it has become an important research object. Previous studies have covered the topic of linguistic sexism, but the reasons still need to be further studied. Therefore, through sociolinguistic study, the proverbs about appearance and inwardness of female, as well as the proverbs contrasting male and female in the aspects of social status, age, behavior and marriage are illustrated. The paper will show the linguistic sexism in English proverbs, analyze the reasons and propose its development tendency. Keywords: sociolinguistics, proverb, linguistic sexism, female
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Weixuan Shi, Hongyan Zhang
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