Sexism in English Language

This paper explores sexism or gender bias in the English language usage. The paper the issue to be either a myth or reality. Questionnaire was used to collect relevant data for the study; in total, about seventeen were responded to and analysed in the study from an initial twenty administered to a cross section of respondents. Also, there was the dependence on existing materials, such as the review of some literatures, to gather data for the paper. There was also the application of the theory of feminism and also being mindful of the Sapir-Whorf theory as guiding principles in the way the analysis was focused and presented. The findings of the paper show that the issue is largely a myth even though there are cases of the incidence based on socio-historical antecedent. assumes