Sexism in language
This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2009.
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10361-1412019-09-29T05:44:48Z Sexism in language Ahmed, Naufela Nafisa Khan, Naira Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University English and humanities This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2009. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 65-68). This thesis aims at upholding the various forms of sexism that exist within languages. Over the years sexism has been weaved into the language system so subtly that people end up submitting to the sexist views without even realizing it. Many a time have people laughed at jokes that are sexist and used proverbs such as “A woman has the shape of an angel, the heart of a snake, and the brains of an ass.” Considering a nurse to be only female and an astronaut to be male is something quite common. Even in discourse females interrupt less in conversations and often fail to gain the floor in a mixed sex conversation. Thus this thesis aims at upholding only the obvious that people usually fail to see. It tries to show the different levels at which sexism exist in the language system (Word, phrases and discourse). B.A. in English 2010-09-20T05:58:40Z 2010-09-20T05:58:40Z 2009 2009-04 Thesis ID 05203003 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/141 en BRAC University thesis reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 76 pages application/pdf BRAC University |
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