| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Signification of name | 第11-14页 |
| ·Arrangement of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第16-21页 |
| ·Early studies on language and sex | 第16页 |
| ·Pioneering work of Robin Lakoff | 第16-18页 |
| ·Two theories: "Dominance" and "Difference" | 第18-19页 |
| ·Further research on sexism in names | 第19-21页 |
| 3 Sexism manifestation in naming practices and names in both languages | 第21-39页 |
| ·Introduction on the making of names in both languages | 第21-23页 |
| ·The making of Chinese names | 第21-22页 |
| ·The making of English names | 第22-23页 |
| ·Sexism reflected in English and Chinese names | 第23-27页 |
| ·Gender Surname | 第23-24页 |
| ·Children following fathers' surnames instead of mothers' | 第24-25页 |
| ·Women's names changing after marriage | 第25-27页 |
| ·Classification of female and male names in both languages | 第27-39页 |
| ·The Biased meaning in Chinese Names | 第27-29页 |
| ·Categories of female given names | 第27-28页 |
| ·Categories of male given names | 第28-29页 |
| ·Masculine and Feminine English Names | 第29-35页 |
| ·Categories of female name words | 第30-32页 |
| ·Categories of male name words | 第32-35页 |
| ·Connotations and sexism reflected in them | 第35-39页 |
| ·Connotations in names | 第35-36页 |
| ·Sexism against women in given names | 第36-39页 |
| 4 Reasons for sexism in both languages | 第39-45页 |
| ·Religious or historical genesis | 第39-40页 |
| ·Social tradition: male superiority and female inferiority | 第40-41页 |
| ·Social expectation | 第41-45页 |
| 5 Naming's negative effects on women | 第45-49页 |
| ·Leading females toward dependency. | 第45页 |
| ·Inferiority of women's self-image. | 第45-46页 |
| ·Changes in naming practice | 第46-49页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第49-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-51页 |
