英汉颜色词文化内涵比与翻译.docVIP

英汉颜色词文化内涵的对比与研究 摘要：语言与文化密不可分，它是文化的载体本，是文化最直接的最重要的外在表现形式。然而，语言是一种抽象的概念，我们怎样通过它来了解不同文化内涵的异同呢？我们都知道词汇、语法、语音是构成语言的三大要素，其中词汇是构成语言的最重要的要素之一，因此，我们可以通过对不同语言的词汇的进行研究，进而了解不同的文化。不同的文化其内涵差异可以在很多方面得到体现。其中作为一种特殊的文化限定词，颜色词就是反映不同文化内涵的重要的一面镜子。本文用对比的方法，对英汉基本颜色的语义及象征意义进行比较，并剖析其产生差异的原因，让大家更深入地了解英美民族与汉民族文化，从而帮助来自不同文化背景的人们更好进行地沟通交流。这对从事跨文化交际及不同语言翻译的工作者也有所裨益。 Abstract: As the core element of culture, language is closely tightened and interwove together with culture. Language is the most direct and important embodiment of culture. It proves us a window to observe the difference of different cultures. But what’s culture? By what way can we observe the connotation of different culture through language? We know that vocabulary, grammar and phonology are the three most important components, among which vocabulary is the most active and animate one that reflects people’s concept and perceptions in a society and their attitude towards the word. The color terms, as a special group of vocabulary influenced by culture, without exception function in the same way. And it’s natural that people in different cultures perceive color terms in different ways. And in this way color terms are loaded with different cultural connotations. In this thesis, basic color terms of Chinese and English are studied by a comparison of their cultural connotations. And it tries to explain for their differences from the aspects of cultural background, social customs, religion, people’s psychology and geography. Its aim is to help people from different cultures to understand and communicate with each other easier, and to offer some strategies for the translation of color terms of Chinese and English. 一、引言 语言是一种多层级的符号系统。在人类语言学的领域中, 最直接、最具体反映全民族共同生活的因素是词汇。每一个实词都记载着人们对客观世界的认识。作为一组特殊的词汇群体, 颜色词也不例外, 其本身或直接或间接地承载着各民族丰富多彩的文化内涵, 蕴含着浓厚的民族文化传统、社会风土人情和审美情趣。近年来, 许多学者从不同的视角, 不同的层面对颜色词进行了有意义的探讨, 如叶军强调含彩词语与色彩词的区别; 符淮青从“红”色着手研究红色词群; 吴戈侧重分析颜色词的语义文化等。虽然英汉基本颜色词的文化内涵有其共通之处，但由于颜色词作为一种文化限定词，会受到不同的文化背景、地理环境、风俗习惯，宗教历史等因素的影响，所以其蕴含的文化内涵存在着较大的差异