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unequal in the linguistic sense. Just because of the social bias, the society treats the single man and woman differently. For English itself, there is no *** discrimination, even no gender difference in it, masculine meanings are endowed with gender inequality by people purposely. From the above evidences, people can find factors about the gender discrimination in English language Ⅲ. The Causes of Sexism in English Language English language, as a social phenomenon, it surely reflects the society, and it has the features which are changeable and profound. As a mirror reflecting the society, language images the social views and values. Sexism in society is thus inevitably reflected in the use of language, it reveals the gender bias of the society. A. The Causes of Social Position and Power The ***ist language reveals discrimination against women in social life. In ancient times, man was the center of the society and more important than woman, no matter in which field, such as in the social economics, politics, culture fields and traditional conceptions, woman was inferior to man and was subordinated and dominated by man, they have been looked down upon gradually. As a result, the idea that woman is inferior to man has been revealed in the language. Sexism exists in people’s minds. Sexism does not only exist independently in the languages, but also exists in people’s minds. Language is like an X-ray in providing visible evidence of invisible thoughts. The most important thing people are interested in is to discuss ***ist language as they make conscious decisions about what pronouns they will use, no matter what jokes they will tell or laugh at, how they will write their names, or how they will begin their letters, they are forced to think about the underlying issue of ***ism. Sexism in English is the remnant of ***ism in one culture reflected in the English. B. The Effect of Traditional Conception and Culture Consciousness Social bias has engendered with the impact of the social surroundings and the traditional conceptions, the discrimination against woman in English language has formed a kind of vicious circle, the bias and discrimination against woman is a part of culture values, and the propagation of the culture values has strengthened the ***ism. The first woman Eve reported in the Bible is created by the rib taken from Adam (the first man made by God), it proves that woman belongs to man, woman is created for man, and the religion supports the idea that female is inferior to man. Sexist phenomenon in language reveals the social life. To some extent, language is a mirror of social life, and it reflects the relationships between moral sense and ideology of treatment of females as inferior to males. Therefore, the *** discrimination in language cannot be eliminated if ***ism exists in the society. The unfair positions between man and woman is one causes of the society, in primitive time, and man was at superior position in the social economics, politics and people’s traditional ideology, women were inferior and subordinated to men, so people have formed the traditional conceptions that belittle woman, the false idea reflected the discrimination against women have gradually permeated in the language, and then there have been ***ist language. Ⅳ. The Strategies of Eliminating or Avoiding Sexism in English In English language, people can find universal phenomena of ***ism, but with the vigorous developing of women’s liber