| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-9页 |
| Chapter Two Traditional Study of Gender Bias in English | 第9-19页 |
| 2．1 Lexical Asymmetries | 第9-11页 |
| 2．2 Speech Difference Between Two Genders | 第11-13页 |
| 2．3 Solutions Offered By Linguists Engaged in Traditional Study of Sexism | 第13-14页 |
| 2．4 Theoretical Background of Traditional Study of Sexism in English | 第14-19页 |
| 2．4．1 Re-examining the traditional study of sexism in English | 第14-17页 |
| 2．4．2 Sapir-Whorf hypothesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three New Ways of Probing into Gender Bias in English | 第19-26页 |
| 3．1 Discourse Analysis | 第19-20页 |
| 3．2 Systemic Functional Grammar as A Theoretical Guidance | 第20-24页 |
| 3．2．1 Language functions | 第20-21页 |
| 3．2．2 Transitivity system | 第21-23页 |
| 3．2．3 Mood and modality system | 第23-24页 |
| 3．3 Theory of Discourse Role as a Backup | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Four Sample Analysis of Gender Bias in English | 第26-41页 |
| 4．1 Cross-sex Dialogue | 第26-33页 |
| 4．2 Monologic Discourse | 第33-41页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第41-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-44页 |
