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英語中的性別差異
1,英語人名的性別差異
英語人名中,男孩和女孩如果是同樣的名字,但寫法或讀音是不一樣的。
Blair(男孩)- Blaire(女孩)
Daniel(男孩)- Danielle(女孩)
Aaron(男孩)- Eron(女孩)
Michael(男孩)- Michelle(女孩)
Eric(男孩)- Erica(女孩)
Patrick (男孩)- Patricia(女孩)
John(男孩)- Joan(女孩)
George(男孩)- Georgia(女孩)
William(男孩)- Wilma(女孩)
Daniel(男孩)- Denise(女孩)
Donald(男孩)- Donna(女孩)
Dan(男孩)- Dana(女孩)
Christopher (男孩)- Christine,Christina(女孩)
Alexanda,Alex(男孩)- Alexandra(女孩)
Joseph(男孩)- Josephine(女孩)
Victor(男孩)- Victoria(女孩)
2,英語代名詞的性別歧視
英語代名詞中,很多名詞如果是男士都有比較高級別的意思,而女士沒有,或者是較低級別的意思。
bachelor – spinster
(單身男生,學士)-(單身女士,紡織女工)
master – mistress
(男主人,碩士)-(女主人,情婦)
wizard – witch
(巫師,奇才)-(女巫)
governor – governess
統治者 - 女家庭教師
3,女權運動與男女平等
近代英語中出現了大量原來隻是用於男士的名詞,用女性或中性名詞代替。
history - herstory
fatherly - motherly
brotherly - sisterly
protector- protectress
policeman- policewoman
chairman - chairwoman
churchman-churchwoman
man-made - people-made
craftsman - craftspeople
actor - actress
waiter - waitress
alumnus - alumnae
heir - heiress
conductor - conductress
legislator - legislatress
baron - baroness
citizen - citizeness
murder - murderess
orator - oratress
monitor - monitress
tailor - tailoress
conductor - conductress
steward - stewardess
creator - creatress
ambassador - ambassadress
director - directress
4,動物界也講性別平等
總稱 雄性名稱 雌性名稱 小動物名稱
chicken 雞 cock rooster hen chick
duck 鴨 drake duck duckling
goose 鵝 gander goose gosling
horse 馬 stallion mare foal
cattle 牛 bull cow calf
pig 豬 boar sow shat
dog 狗 dog bitch puppy
sheep 羊 ram ewe lamb
deer 鹿 stag doe fawn