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Title: Sexism in English Proverbs and Idioms.
Authors: Ali He1, Yang Zhang1
Source: Journal of Language Teaching & Research. Mar2018, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p424-429. 6p.
Subject Terms: Sexism, English proverbs, Idioms, Linguistics, Social status
Abstract: The study of "language and gender" has been always popular among linguistics. Language, as a mirror of the society, reflects a nation's values and beliefs. Sexism against women has been common in English-speaking countries. So we can also see sexism in English here and there. Proverbs and idioms are blood and guts of a nation. This paper pays much attention to the sexism in English proverbs and idioms. This paper first discusses the preview studies about sexism and the definition of English proverbs and idioms; and then the thesis expounds the manifestations of sexism in proverbs and idioms from the perspectives of social status, wisdom, character, and marriage; then the paper also makes deep studies into the causes of sexism from three aspects: society, culture and psychology; finally, this paper indicates the development trend of sexism in English proverbs and idioms. Through the studies on English proverbs and idioms, this paper tries to reveal the phenomenon of sexism in language and find out solutions to help people reduce and eliminate discrimination against women in society and language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: The study of "language and gender" has been always popular among linguistics. Language, as a mirror of the society, reflects a nation's values and beliefs. Sexism against women has been common in English-speaking countries. So we can also see sexism in English here and there. Proverbs and idioms are blood and guts of a nation. This paper pays much attention to the sexism in English proverbs and idioms. This paper first discusses the preview studies about sexism and the definition of English proverbs and idioms; and then the thesis expounds the manifestations of sexism in proverbs and idioms from the perspectives of social status, wisdom, character, and marriage; then the paper also makes deep studies into the causes of sexism from three aspects: society, culture and psychology; finally, this paper indicates the development trend of sexism in English proverbs and idioms. Through the studies on English proverbs and idioms, this paper tries to reveal the phenomenon of sexism in language and find out solutions to help people reduce and eliminate discrimination against women in society and language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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