Study on the Connotation of Color in Chinese and English毕业论文.docVIP

Hunan Information Science Vocational College Graduation Thesis Subject：Study on the Connotation of Color in Chinese and English Name： Student No.: 1103020201 Specialty and Class: Business English, Class 2 Department: Department of Humanities and Arts Supervisor: Shi Wangjun Date: 2014-3-02 Contents Introduction 1 1. Cultural Connotations of Black in Chinese and English 2 1.1 Black Associated with the Solemn and the Dignified 2 1.2 Black Associated with Profit 2 1.3 Black Associated with the Death 2 1.4 Black Associated with the Evil and Unfortunate 2 2. Cultural Connotations of White in Chinese and English 3 　2.1 White Associated with the Pure and Lucky 　2.2 White Associated with Integrity and Honesty 　2.3 White Associated with Death and Poor 　2.4 White Is Associated with Worthless and Timid Cultural Connotations of Red in Chinese and English 7　 3.1 Red Associated with Honor and Love 8 　3. 2 Red Associated with the Obscenity 　3.3 Red Associated with Revolution and Socialism. 　3.4 Red Associated with Danger and Loss 4. Cultural Connotations of Yellow in Chinese and English 12 　4.1 Yellow Associated with the Noble 　4.2 Yellow Associated with the Joy and Missing 　4.3 Yellow Associated with the Vulgar and Exaggerative 　4.4 Yellow Associated with the Coward and Disease Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Acknowledgments 19 摘 要 人们生活在同一个物质世界, 其感知的生理机制使人们对颜色词的理解也不禁相同。但是不同国家不同文化背景的人对同种颜色的理解也有所不同。这是因为不同的地理环境、历史背景、宗教信仰、文化风俗、心理以及思维方式使颜色词所蕴涵的意义产生差异。在各种语言词汇里有大量的颜色词, 除了表达颜色本意之外,它们有更深刻的文化内涵。在中西方的重大场合里, 红白两色作为一种重要的风俗表现形式, 深刻体现了两种不同的文化背景, 本文通过对红白两色基本象征意义的对比分析, 强调了英汉颜色词的民族特性,并从环境、感知、哲学和宗教四个方面探索了造成这种差异的文化历史根源。本文研究是为了更好地了解民族文化差异, 避免在跨文化交际中产生失误。 关键词： 红; 白; 内涵; 原因; 颜色词; 英汉 Abstract All people live in the same material