論顏色詞的中英文文化差異

論文編號:YY708  論文字數:8320.頁數:25

顏色詞的中英文文化差異
摘  要

 語言是一種社會現象，也是文化的載體。幾乎每種語言都會有顏色詞，中文和英語也不例外。但因民族歷史文化、政治背景、宗教和習俗等因素的影響，中英文化語言中色彩詞用法各異。不同的顏色觀會引伸出不同的顏色象征意義。象征意義在不同民族語言中有其獨特的特點，由于文化的差異往往會造成顏色詞的誤解，甚至觸犯禁忌。本文主要從構詞法、歷史、政治、經濟和日常用法這幾個角度對比中英文顏色詞的差異,以更好地幫助人們理解中英語言顏色詞的不同文化內涵，達到更有效地交際的目的，促進文化的交流。

關鍵詞: 顏色詞 文化差異 政治 歷史 日常用語

Cultural Differences of Chinese and English Color Words
ABSTRACT

 Language is a kind of social phenomenon and is the carrier of culture. Almost every language has color words, including Chinese and English. However, the words to describe colors differ from one language to another because of different customs, polities, religious beliefs etc. Different colors bring different symbolic meanings which have unique characteristics in each nation. As a result, it may lead to misunderstanding and even violate the taboos. The main purpose of this paper is to compare the differences between Chinese and English color words in terms of word building, history, politics, economy and daily usage to help people to have a better understanding of different cultures and to bridge the gap between different cultures in communication and to facilitate cultural exchange.
 
Keywords: color word  culture differences  politics  history  daily usage

CONTENTS

 Abstract　…………………………………………………………………………Ⅰ
摘要     ……………………………………………………………………………Ⅱ

1Introduction ……………………………………………………………………1
 1.1 Purpose of writing this paper …………………………………………1
 1.2 Definition of color, culture and their relationship …………………1
 1.3 The importance of understanding color words ……………………2
 2 The similarities between Chinese and English color words …4
 2.1 word-building …………………………………………………………………4
 2.1.1 Degree adjective +color word ………………………………………4
 2.1.2 Color word + suffix ……………………………………………………5
 2.1.3 Color word + color word ……………………………………………5
 2.1.4 Something + color word ………………………………………………5
 2.2 Color and Career …………………………………………………………5
 2.2.1 Color words and career in western countries …………………5
 2.2.2 Color words and career in China …………………………………6
 3. Differences between English and Chinese color words …………7
 3.1 Color words and history ………………………………………………7
 3.2 Color words and politics …………………………………………………9
 3.3 Color words and economy ………………………………………………9
 3.4 Color words and daily usage ……………………………………………11
  4. The common misunderstanding of color words ……………17
  5. Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………19
  References …………………………………………………………………………20
  Acknowledgements …………………………………………………………21