2009年6月英语六级阅读的冲刺倒计时倒数26天
<p> <span word="Feminist">Feminist</span> <span word="sociolinguists">sociolinguists</span>,<span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>,<span word="have">have</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="discriminated">discriminated</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Endlish">Endlish</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="society">society</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="women">women</span>,<span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>,<span word="as">as</span> <span word="indications">indications</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>,<span word="is">is</span> <span word="slanted">slanted</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="males">males</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="feminist">feminist</span> <span word="sociolinguists">sociolinguists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="denote">denote</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inherent">inherent</span> <span word="sexism">sexism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>.<span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mistress">mistress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sir">sir</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="madam">madam</span>,<span word="they">they</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> ,<span word="epitomize">epitomize</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="sexism">sexism</span>.<span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span> <span word="but">but</span>,<span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masculine">masculine</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respectable">respectable</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="feminine">feminine</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="pejoration">pejoration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="imply">imply</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="promiscuity">promiscuity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>.<span word="Feminist">Feminist</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="pejoration">pejoration</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="low">low</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="masculine">masculine</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="unisex">unisex</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> .<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span> ,<span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="inherently">inherently</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>,<span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="man">man</span>.<span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="constructions">constructions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inherent">inherent</span> <span word="sexism">sexism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reflective">reflective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> .</p>
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