《名利场》是十九世纪英国小说家萨克雷的代表作品。作品取材于十九世纪英国中上层社会人们的生活。之所以对《名利场》中的女性言语特点进行研究是因为这是一部以女性为主角的作品。这在文学作品中是极少见的。一般来说,女性的语言比较委婉、含蓄,透露出谦虚、谨慎的意味。在《名利场》中,艾米利亚是一个符合传统道德标准,乖巧、听话、忠贞的女性。她的语言具备了一般女性语言所具备的特点。而利倍加是个精明、算计,善于人际交往的女性,而且打破世俗的观念,所以她的语言中又透露出对自由、平等的渴望与追求。 Vanity Fair is a representative work of the 19th century British novelist Saclay. Works based on the nineteenth century British upper-middle class people’s lives. The reason why women’s speech features in Vanity Fair are studied is that this is a female-dominated work. This is rare in literary works. In general, women’s language is more tactful, subtle, reveal modest, cautious means. In Vanity Fair, Emilia is a woman who is well-behaved, obedient and loyal to traditional moral standards. Her language possesses the characteristics of a typical female language. And she is a shrewd, calculating and interpersonal woman, and breaks the secular notion that her language reveals the desire for freedom and equality.