Gender Differentiations in Chinese Vocabulary and Pragmatics

Language is the carrier of culture, and culture is the connotation of language. Any national language bears the profound cultural connotation of that nation. The cultural value of language is most clearly recorded in words, and most obviously reflected in the vocabulary system and pragmatic practice of language. This paper makes a concrete analysis of the gender differentiations in Chinese vocabulary and pragmatics and the different characteristics of men and women when they use language. Meanwhile, this paper also clarifies gender differences in language and exploring the social causes of such differences, laying the foundation for better promoting communication and understanding between men and women.