语言文化中西方文化中对狗的态度.doc

[语言文化]On the Cultural Differences Between Western and Chines Attitudes Toward Dogs1. IntroductionCultural connotation of “dog” in English and Chinese is a culture carrier. Different social backgrounds and national cultures have a great effect on the cultural connotations of vocabulary. “Dog” is a commendatory term in English while it is a dergotory term in Chinese. This paper analyzes the word “dog”and explores the cultural differences between English and Chinese and their various generalizations. It discusses people’s attitude towards animal as well as the metapherical and symbolic meaning form to the fundamental cores of conresponding animal culture. These differences reflect the本 diversity in the nattural environment cutural background and way of thinking and aesthetics between the Western people and Chinese people to be aware of such differences will helpful for cross-cutural communications between the two people.What’s culture? This question has been explored for a very long time and experts have made many definitions. Nowadays human beings acknowledge these aspects: Culture consists of the relatively specialized lifestyle of group of people: their values, beliefs artificats, ways of behaving and language. As the world is getting more and more close. It is neccassary to understand the cultural differences between West and China. In order to avoid cultural collision and misunderstanding, habits or attitudes of foreigners. Every culture is a treasure of the history of the earth. Different cultures add the most colorful element to the world of 21st century. The cultural gap should not be the abstacle to the civilization of human beings. This paper discusses the cultural differences between Western and Chinese attitudes toward dogs. Of course, there are many aspects reflect the cultures are different in the world,dog is a kind of Animals, a special one. In west and in China ,they stand for very differrent things. Hence it is necessary to study on this aspect. 2.