《英语本科毕业论文-中西文化中颜色词的象征意义》.doc

本科毕业论文 中西文化中颜色词的象征意义 学生姓名： 学生学号： 200320207088 院（系）： 外国语学院 年级专业： 2003级英语本科5班 指导教师： 二〇〇七年五月  On the Symbolic Meanings of Color Words in Chinese Western Cultures Tan Xiaohua  Under the Supervision of Zhang Yihua School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Panzhihua University May 2007 Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………...I Key Words………………………………………………………………………...I 摘要……………………………….…………...……………………… II 关键词…………………………………………………………………………II Introduction…………………………………………………………………….……...1 I. Background2 A. Color Words and Their Historical Backgrounds…….………………...…2 B. Colors in Traditional Chinese Cultures……………………….…3 II. Different Symbolic Meanings of Color Words in Chinese English Cultures……5 A.Red ………….…………...…..…5 B. White…………………………………………………………………………..6 C. Black……………………………………………...……………………………..7 D. Yellow…………...………………………………………………………………8 III. Similar Phenomenon and Coincidence of Color Words in Chinese English Cultures………………………………………………………………………………10 A. Red and Black10 B. White……………………………………………………………….………………….11 Conclusion…………………………………………………………….……….…..12 Acknowledgements…………………………………………….……………...…..13 Bibliography…………………………………………………………….…...…….14 Abstract There are differences in the use of colors and color words between Chinese and English cultures. The different cultures bring different attitudes toward the same color because of different language habits, historical backgrounds, traditional customs and so on. Although the meanings of color words are restrained by cultures, they reveal wide connotation of cultures. We should pay attention to observing not only their basic meanings, but also the deep and broad symbolic meanings. The symbolic meanings of color words often have different features in different language cultures. And some of them even have become taboos and adornments since the meanings of the color words are extended and transferred. Meanwhile, the c