| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Structure and Organization of the Dissertation | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-27页 |
| ·Sexism and Feminism | 第13-17页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Difference at Home and Abroad | 第17-20页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Difference in the West | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Difference in China | 第19-20页 |
| ·Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第20-24页 |
| ·Fairclough's Three Dimensional Framework | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Analyses on Sexism Manifested in Proverbs | 第27-49页 |
| ·Definitions of Proverb | 第27-29页 |
| ·Gender Discrimination in English and Chinese Proverbs | 第29-49页 |
| ·Woman's Social Roles | 第29-33页 |
| ·Matrimony | 第33-36页 |
| ·Woman's Words and Behaviors | 第36-38页 |
| ·Woman's Intelligence | 第38-40页 |
| ·Helen of Tory | 第40-43页 |
| ·Woman's Temper | 第43-44页 |
| ·Woman's Morality | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Four Social Lingual Factors Causing Sexism inProverbs | 第49-61页 |
| ·Social Lingual Factors | 第49-57页 |
| ·Patriarchal Svstem | 第49-53页 |
| ·Literature and Religion Ideology--Female's Imagery in the West and East | 第53-57页 |
| ·Stragies for Eliminating Gender Discrimination in proverbs | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第63-69页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第69-71页 |
| PUBLISHEB PAPERS | 第71页 |
