目次主旨...............................................................................................................................................Ⅵ中文摘要.......................................................................................................................................Ⅶ1.はじめに..................................................................................................................................12.女性語の先行讨论..................................................................................................................12.1 女性語の讨论..................................................................................................................12.2 代表的な讨论..................................................................................................................13.女性語の変遷..........................................................................................................................23.1 女性語の概況..................................................................................................................23.2 中古―女性語の芽生え..................................................................................................23.2.1 性差の出現..............................................................................................................23.2.2 平安時代の女性語の特徴......................................................................................23.3 中世―女性語の発展......................................................................................................23.3.1 女房詞の誕生..........................................................................................................23.3.2 室町初期隠語であった女房詞..............................................................................33.3.3 室町末期から次第に幅を広げた..........................................................................33.4 近世、近代初期―女性語の全盛.................