Text II Sexism in English_ A Feminist View

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6、?2. There has been a common practice now to use all- inclusive words such as “Ms”, “chairperson”, “business person” in the place of masculine words so as to avoid sexual discrimination. How did some linguists react to this? How do you feel about such practice? Do you think such linguistic efforts wi

7、ll result in any significant change in culture? Why or why not?3. Whats the main argument of the author? Can you find the thesis statement in the passage?4. How does the author prove that there is sexism in English? Find the evidence given by the author and group them in sensible categories. Is the

8、evidence provided powerful enough to support the authors argument? II. Analysis of the textThesis: n (Title ) Sexism in Englishn (end of Para 3) “how really deep-seated sexism is in our communication system” Organization:1. Presenting the topic(Para 1-3)n starting with the observation on the relatio

9、n between CULTURE and LANGUAGE, to bring in the topic for discussion, i.e.“how our language (English) reflects the sexual discrimination in our culture.”2. Giving evidence to show sexism in English (linguistic evidence)Evidence of sexism in English1) Words that originated from peoples names (para 4-

10、6) MASCULINEFEMININE More in quantityFewer in number Related to achievements/accomplishmentsRelated to body (physical features)(implications) Man is successfulWoman is sexy 2) Geographical names (para 7-9) u preoccupation with womens breasts3) Pairs of words / cognate terms /male-female counterparts

11、 (with different semantic features)MASCULINEFEMININEEXAMPLES serious, businesslike sexual connotation callboy vs. call girlsuggesting respect, dignitysexual connotationSir vs. Madam master vs. mistress more functional in word formation1) forming compoundsmaster + plan / copy /trust /charge; concert

12、master, toast master etc. mistress in few compounds 2) taking affixesa) masculine as base, feminine subordinateusher usherette heir heiress b) masculine forming compounds feminine having dead end kingdom (not *queendom)sportsmanship c) exception (sex and marriage)prostitute male prostitute widowwido

13、wer bride bridegroom 3. Conclusion (English is a male-centred language)III. Discussion and assignment: Give further examples to show sexism in English Some examples to elicit students contribution 1. Different associations: MasculineFemininethe man in the streeta woman of the streeta male pirate fem

14、ale pirate bachelor spinster governor governess 1. Vulgarism in feminine words e.g. movie queen, beauty queen 3. Up-gradation in masculine words marshal (马夫 to be upgraded to mean 元帅)craftsman 4. Priority given to masculine words in order 先男后女host and hostessbrother and sisterhusband and wifeAdam an

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18、Is this an easy question to answer? Why? There has been a common practice now to use all- inclusive words such as “Ms”, “chairperson”, “business person” in the place of masculine words so as to avoid sexual discrimination. How did some linguists react to this? How do you feel about such practice? Do you think such linguistic effo