Lesson 6. Men and Women in the English Language
Read and Think
A society's attitudes and values toward men and women are reflected in the
수동태 : 주어가 동작의 대상
language of that society. If we look at English carefully, we can see
how people in English-speaking cultures view men and women.
간접의문문 : 의문사 + S + V * view A : A를 바라보다
I. Are Men More Important than Women?
In English, there are many examples to show that men have been considered
↳ which show 현재완료 수동태
more important than women. First, in most English pairs of male/ female
부사구
words, male words are put first: Mr. and Mrs., husband and wife, boys and
girls, men and women, kings and queens, brothers and sisters, etc.
Also, in most pairs of words with male and female forms, such as
hero-heroine, steward-stewardess, and host-hostess, the male words are
considered the base. |