声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Significance of the Study
1．2 Research Methodology
1．3 Outline of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1 Gender Language
2．2 Literature Review on Foreign Studies
2．3 Literature Review on Domestic Studies
2．3．1 The Phase of Imitating
2．3．2 The Phase of Exploring Independently
Chapter Three Theoretical Basis
3．1 Prototype Theory
3．1．1 Prototype and Categorization
3．1．2 The Plasticity of Prototypes
3．2 Cognitive Metaphor
Chapter Four An Analysis of Linguistic Sexism in Chinese and English
4．1 The Fixed Language Forms Implying Sexism in Chinese and English
4．1．1 Linguistic Sexism in the Formation of Chinese Characters and English Words
4．1．2 Generic Masculine Terms
4．1．3 Sexism in Word Order
4．1．4 Findings of Comparative Study
4．1．5 The Interpretation with Prototype Theory
4．2 Linguistic Sexism Created by Semantic Extending and Shift in Chinese and English
4．2．1 Sexist Non-human Metaphors
4．2．2 Different Sexual Reference of Sexist Metaphorical Words
4．2．3 Findings of Comparative Study
4．2．4 The Interpretation with Cognitive Metaphor Theory
Chapter Five The Exploration of Ameliorating Linguistic Sexism
5．1 The importance of Ameliorating Linguistic Sexism
5．2 Measures of Ameliorating Linguistic Sexism
5．2．1 De-gendering reform in language
5．2．2 The influence of Social development
Conclusion
References
Acknowledgements
