Sexism as Seen in English Names
Abstract
As we all know, everyone has a name. It is an important symbol for people to distinguish one from the others. Names which are the product of cultures only exist in human society. And different nations have different cultures, so their names possess different features. A name has a very close relation with its nation’s history, religion, cultural tradition, values and custom. English names are not an exception. Sexism exists in English-speaking countries’ cultures everywhere. As the product of English-speaking countries’ cultures, sexism must be implicated in English names. This thesis will be divided into three parts. In the first part, it gives a brief introduction to origin and existence of sexism, and mention that sexism exists in English names. In the second part it discusses embodiment of sexism in English names from many aspects, such as differences between males’ names and females’ names, abbreviation of English names, use of males’ names and change of females’ names after marriage. In the last part it talks about people’s different attitudes towards sexism. With the increase of females’ position, people advocate using women’s own names and double-barreled names after they get married to weaken sexism in English names.
Key Words: English names; sexism; origin; embodiment; females’ position
摘 要
眾所周知，每個人都有名字。它是1個人區別於其他人的重要標誌。名字作為文化的產物是人類社會所特有。不同的民族具有不同的文化，所以不同的民族的姓名具有不同的特點。1個民族的姓名，與該民族的歷史，宗教，文化傳統，價值觀念，風俗習慣有密切的關係。而英語人名也不例外。英語國家文化中處處體現了“男尊女卑”的思想。英語人名作為英語國家文化的'產物，性別歧視也就必然體現在英語人名中了。本文共分為3部分。第1部分從性別歧視的起源和存在對性別歧視作了介紹，並提及性別歧視存在於英語人名中。第2部分著重從男、女姓名的差異，英語人名的縮寫, 借用男性名字以及婚後婦女姓名的嬗變等多方面闡述性別歧視在英語人名中的具體表現。第3部分介紹人們對性別歧視的不同態度。隨著女性地位的提高，人們通過提倡婦女婚後使用原名和使用雙姓來削弱英語人名中的性別歧視。
關鍵詞：英語人名、性別歧視、起源、具體表現、女性地位
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