| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Linguistic sexism in English | 第17-26页 |
| ·Sexism in word formation | 第17-18页 |
| ·Unmarked masculine nouns but marked feminine nouns | 第17页 |
| ·Visible male but invisible female | 第17-18页 |
| ·Sexism in word order/phrases | 第18-19页 |
| ·Sexism in word meaning | 第19-20页 |
| ·Insulting-female nouns | 第19页 |
| ·Positive and negative paired words | 第19-20页 |
| ·Same words with different connotations | 第20页 |
| ·Sexism in generic ‘he/him/his/himself | 第20-21页 |
| ·Generic ‘he/him/his/himself’used when the referent is unspecified | 第20-21页 |
| ·Generic ‘he/him/his/himself’occupying the initial position | 第21页 |
| ·Sexism in generic ‘man | 第21-22页 |
| ·Sexism in personal (courtesy) titles | 第22-23页 |
| ·Distinction of ‘Mr./Mrs./Miss’ | 第22页 |
| ·Adoption of men’surname and loss of women’s surname | 第22-23页 |
| ·Sexism in personal names | 第23-24页 |
| ·Sexism in proverbs, idioms, dicta, and riddles | 第24-25页 |
| ·Sexism in curses | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Linguistic sexism in Chinese | 第26-34页 |
| ·Sexism in word formation | 第26页 |
| ·Sexism in word order | 第26-27页 |
| ·Sexism in proverbs | 第27页 |
| ·Sexism in riddles | 第27页 |
| ·Sexism in pronouns | 第27-28页 |
| ·Sexism in generic ‘他(he)’ | 第27-28页 |
| ·Sexism in generic ‘他们(they)’ | 第28页 |
| ·Sexism in generic male–related words ‘夫’and ‘兄弟’ | 第28页 |
| ·Sexism in personal (courtesy) titles | 第28-29页 |
| ·Distinction of ‘先生/太太/小姐’ | 第28页 |
| ·Adoption of men’s surname and loss of women’s surname | 第28-29页 |
| ·Sexism in personal names | 第29页 |
| ·Sexism in two-part allegorical sayings | 第29-30页 |
| ·Sexism in name lists | 第30-33页 |
| ·Sexism in curses | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Similarities and differences of linguistic sexism between English and Chinese | 第34-41页 |
| ·Similarities of sexism between English and Chinese | 第34-36页 |
| ·Unmarked masculine nouns but marked feminine nouns | 第34-35页 |
| ·Male-dominating word order | 第35页 |
| ·Unfair implication of marriage status | 第35页 |
| ·Unfair implication of given names | 第35页 |
| ·Insulting-female words with no male counterparts | 第35页 |
| ·Insulting-female proverbs | 第35页 |
| ·Indirectly cursing ‘mother (妈)’ | 第35-36页 |
| ·Personification | 第36页 |
| ·Differences of linguistic sexism between English and Chinese | 第36-41页 |
| ·English suffix -ess but Chinese radical ‘女’ | 第37页 |
| ·Gender marks | 第37-38页 |
| ·English generic ‘man’and ‘he’, but Chinese generic ‘人’ | 第38-39页 |
| ·English generic ‘he/his/him/himself’and Chinese generic ‘他’ | 第39页 |
| ·Difference in focus | 第39页 |
| ·Difference in job titles | 第39-40页 |
| ·Difference in referring to nationality | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Male-dominated society and causes of linguistic sexism | 第41-48页 |
| ·Male-dominated society | 第41-47页 |
| ·General review of male-dominated society | 第41-43页 |
| ·Dominant male but subordinate female in Britain and the United States | 第43-44页 |
| ·Dominant male but subordinate female in China | 第44-45页 |
| ·Perpetual male dominance and female obedience | 第45-47页 |
| ·Causes of linguistic sexism | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 6 Feminist movements and feminist perspectives of linguistic sexism and denial claims to linguistic sexism | 第48-55页 |
| ·Feminist movements | 第48-51页 |
| ·Feminist movement in Britain and the United States | 第49-50页 |
| ·Feminist movement in China | 第50-51页 |
| ·Feminist perspectives of linguistic sexism | 第51-54页 |
| ·Denying claims of linguistic sexism | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter 7 Feasibilities of reducing linguistic sexism and restrictions of eliminating linguistic | 第55-65页 |
| ·Feasibilities of reducing linguistic sexism | 第55-61页 |
| ·Social change | 第55页 |
| ·Linguistic change | 第55-56页 |
| ·Existing counter-sexist-language measures in English | 第56-59页 |
| ·Other adoptable counter-sexist language measures in English | 第59-60页 |
| ·Existing counter-sexist-language measures in Chinese | 第60-61页 |
| ·Other adoptable counter-sexist language measures in Chinese | 第61页 |
| ·Restrictions of eliminating linguistic sexism | 第61-65页 |
| ·Restrictions of social needs | 第62-63页 |
| ·Restrictions of linguistic change | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter 8 Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Notes | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-71页 |
