英汉基本颜色词对比研究.doc

本 科 毕 业 论 文 A comparative study of English and Chinese basic color words 英汉基本色彩词的比较研究 2010 年 6 月 Acknowledgements I am greatly in debt to a number of people, without whose help this thesis could not be completed. First of all, I must show my great gratitude to my supervisor Wu Ying, whose helpful suggestions have contributed greatly to the completion of this thesis. I owe her special thanks for providing me solid and abundant advice and instructions. My sincere thanks should go to all the other teachers in the English department for their instructions and inspiring courses, which I took during my four-year study. These courses they gave really count a lot for this thesis. Finally, I will express my thanks to my family who have shown patience and understanding in the entire period of this work. The biggest thanks must go to my parents who, though unable to support me theoretically, encourage me spiritually. 毕业论文外文摘要 A Comparative Study of Basic Color Terms in English and Chinese Abstract: Language is the carrier of the culture. Color words, as a special classification in the language vocabulary system, which have striking characteristics and historical inheritance, not only make human language more ample and vivid, but also let us understand rich and hidden culture through them. Color terms in Chinese and English reflect physical property of the color as well as national marks, and develop accompanied by evolution of their own cultures． It is well-known that the formation of the meaning of color words is the result of the effect of many elements such as culture, politics, folk-custom, production practice and religion. Moreover, these color words have been inherited from generation to generation and acquire their own cultural implications. The paper chooses the six basic color terms that are widely accepted by scholars to make a comparative analysis of cultural connotations of basic color terms in English and Chinese, and further confirms that connot