Abstract: This thesis attempts to show sex discrimination existing in English. Through the previous researchesmade by scholars and linguists, we discovered that there were many sexist words and proverbs in English whichreflected chivalrous culture in English-speaking coutries. The study points out the implications of words, proverbsand the culture hidden behind them and eliminating sexistu in English can take place not only by changing linguisticaspect but also by changing the stereotypes in people' s mind.
Key Words: sexism sexist words gender language
[中圖分類號]:G633[文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識碼]:A[文章編號]:1002-2139(2010)-04-0207-02