On Sex Discrimination in English Proverbs and Their Translation Abstract
Proverbs, as essence and important part of language and carrier of culture, reflect people’s perspectives and systems of society
The discrimination against women in society is reflected in proverbs, which influence the social concept greatly
It aims to expose the sex discrimination in language, enhance people’s awareness of it and have a better understanding of the relationship between language and society
It also puts forward some translation methods for English proverbs with sex discrimination, such as literal translation, free translation, synonymous replacement and combination of literal and free translation
Key words: sex discrimination;English proverbs; translation 1
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