Investigating sexism in the english language discourse

Abstract EN

As the title indicates the Study deals with language and gender.

It is also called sexism.

Sexism in language represents one of the major issues in sociolinguistic studies.

As a phenomenon of society, sexism is reflected through language that expresses inclination in favor of one sex and treats the other one in a discriminatory manner.

Thus, the language is present- ed as a powerful tool of the patriarchy.

Even though in English-speak- ing countries all the people are considered equal, discrimination againSt women exists and this fact is observed in language.

The aim of this study is to define the concept of sexiSt language;To identify and evaluate,cultur- al factors, social factors, physiological factors, cultural factors, and psy- chological factors which influence the existence of sexism in the English language, and to show and explain the concepts of gender in a speech.

The following differences between men and women in speech: a) women talk more/less than men; b) women break the ‘rules’ of turn-taking less than men c)women use more standard forms than men, and d) women’s speech is less direct/assertive than men’s, and what is the relationship between gender and politeness.

Results showed that there does not seem to be a distinguishable difference with respect to the usage of language by men and women potentially due to the establishment of an informal atmosphere and a sense of solidarity among participants, which enabled them to make use of the code to maintain a conversation.