浅析希腊罗马神话对英语词汇的影响.docVIP

PAGE 本科毕业论文(设计) 题 目:浅析希腊罗马神话对英语词汇的影响 学 院: 专 业: 英语语言文学 姓 名: 指导教师: 2011年5月31日 青岛大学本科毕业论文（设计） Ⅰ 浅析希腊罗马神话对英语词汇的影响 摘要 希腊神话是原始社会的精神产物，也是欧洲最早的文学形式，包括了“神的故事”和“英雄的传说”两部分。而 HYPERLINK /image/b8798550827d765c8435245b \t _blank 象希腊神话那样的罗马神话实际上并不存在，罗马人没有传统的、象希腊神话中那样的神之间的斗争之类的传说。一直到罗马共和国末期，罗马人才开始模仿希腊神话，以编写自己的神话，创造出一种所谓“希腊罗马神话”的混合物。希腊罗马神话对英语的影响非常广泛。在词汇方面，英语吸收了部分希腊罗马神话中的词汇并将之沿用 。就英语而言,希腊罗马神话的影响可谓随处可见。本文从词汇这一层面初步探讨希腊神话对英语的深刻影响，列举了希腊罗马神话影响英语词汇的原因，并对英语词汇中有代表性的希腊罗马神话词源的词汇作了简单的分类，最后列举了一些生活中常用的源自希腊罗马神话的英语习语和成语。 关键词：希腊罗马神话，词源学，英语习语 Analysis on Greco-Roman Mythology’s Influence on English Vocabulary Abstract Greek mythology is the spiritual product of primitive clan society and the earliest form of literature in Europe，including the Legend of Gods’ story and stories of heroes. So-called Roman mythology such as Greek mythology did not actually exist. Until the late age of Roman Republic, writers and poets began to imitate the Roman poets to write their own myth, creating a hybrid “Greco-Roman mythology. Greco-Roman mythology widely affected English. For English, the far-reaching impacts by Greco-Roman mythology can be seen everywhere. This thesis will be discussing about the profound effects on English vocabulary by Greco-Roman mythology. It also lists the reasons why Greco-Roman mythology has great influence on English from the view of Etymology, and classifies some representative words which are derived from Greco-Roman mythology source. In the end, it lists some frequently used English idioms in daily life which have Greco-Roman mythology origins. Key words: Greco-Roman Mythology, Etymology, English idiom Ⅱ Contents TOC \o 1-3 \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l _Toc295384411 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc295384411 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l _Toc295384419 Chapter 1 Theoretical Basis and the Reasons Why the Greek and Roman Mythology Influence English Vocabulary PAGEREF _Toc295384419 \h 1 HY