从“狗”的习语看中英语言与文化的差异及其应用.docVIP

毕 业 论 文 On the Differences between Language and Culture of Chinese and English from “Dog”Idioms and Their Application 从“狗”的习语看中英语言与文化的差异及其应用 Abstract: Chinese and English respectively encompass their national idioms because of their special history cultures. An idiom includes many pieces of cultural information with a high content of cultural connotation and philosophy. For those involving with dogs, they differ greatly in each other because they form and develop under different cultural systems they belong to. This paper points out the differences between language and culture of Chinese and English from “dog” idioms and their application, which aims to help people grasp deeper cultural connotations and it will contribute to achieve a successful cross-cultural communication. Key Words: idioms with dog; difference; language and culture; application Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………1 1 Idioms with dog in Chinese and English………….………………………………………1 1.1 Idioms with dog in Chinese and the contexts involved……………………………1 1.2 Idioms with dog in English and the contexts involved…………………………………2 2 Reasons resulted from various dialogues with idioms of dog in Chinese and English………...2 2.1. Differences of customs in Chinese and English……………………………………2  2.1.1 “Dog” culture in China…………………………………………………………2 2.1.2 “Dog” culture in English…………………………………………………………..3 2.2 “Dog” difference of the history development between Chinese and English……3 2.2.1 History development of “dog” in China………………………………………….3 2.2.2 History development of “dog” in English………………………………………..3 2.3 The different treatment of “dog” between Chinese and English……………………….4 3. How to apply idioms with dogs in a more efficient cultural communication……………..4 3.1. Do not take idioms to literally…………………………………………………………5 3.1.1 Collecting as many cultural senses as you can………………………………………5 3.1.2 Be sensitive to those rhetorical words in the idioms with dog ………