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Analysis of Sexism in English and Chinese Proverbs
ZHOU Yue-ling
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2022.02.010
Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
Since language and gender research has gradually become a heated topic for linguists, according to Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, some linguists argue that language is sexually discriminatory against women. Language is the most crucial tool for human communication, which reflects idiology and culture of language users. Moreover, proverbs, as the essence of language, can better reflect the connotation of social culture. Therefore, it is more representative to study linguistic sexism in proverbs. Under the light of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in sociolinguistics, this paper uses comparative methods to present sexism in English and Chinese proverbs from six aspects, such as women’s social status, speech, wisdom, temper, vices, and marriage. Based on our analysis, we find that the emergence and prevalence of sexism in English and Chinese proverbs roots from social and historical aspects. Hopefully our research will make people recognize sexism in language and avoid discriminatory language practices.
sociolinguistics, sexism, proverbs
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, February 2022, Vol. 12, No. 2, 188-194
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