浅析英汉颜色词汇的互译.docVIP

【标题】浅析英汉颜色词汇的互译 【作者】刘 迅 【关键词】色彩词；联想意义；比较；翻译方法 【指导老师】杨 珍 雨 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ. Introduction?In both English and Chinese, there are a great number of color words expressing the colors in the world. The conceptual meanings conveyed by the terms of colors are roughly the same in English and Chinese. However, language belongs to culture. The same terms of colors in these two languages may have different cultural associations, which is not transparent to Chinese learners of English as a foreign language. In English, a group of color words are particularly rich in cultural associations, which means that they can be used either literally to refer to different colors or metaphorically to convey their associative meanings in different languages and cultures. A lot of color words are produced under a special historical or geographical background, so if we don’t understand these color words and their social customs and cultural background, we may find it hard to communicate with others. Therefore it’s quite essential for us to grasp the differences of the literal meaning and associative meaning of color words between English and Chinese, so as to promote cultural communication and improve translation practice.Ⅱ. The Associations of Color Words between English and ChineseThe nature is so colorful, that so many words are created according to describe it. Among these words, color words constitute an indispensable part. But with the change of history and culture, color words are not only used to express colors themselves, but represent some other different meanings. People often use color words to explain their moral characters, mood and opinions because color words can produce various associations which may affect people’s feelings and behaviors. Color words of different languages share the same conceptual meaning, but different cultural backgrounds and thinking modes also result in distinct differences in the connotative meanings. In a word, different kinds of color have