浅析英汉颜色词的异同 毕业论文.doc

Abstract Owing to the differences in cognition and cultural backgrounds, the associative, symbolic and implied meaning of the English and the Chinese color terms are different. This article makes a comparison of the similarities and differences between the English color terms and the Chinese ones, with the purpose to raise the awareness of the color terms and provide a better understanding of the Chinese and different cognitive ways and cultural background, which will play an important role in the cross-culture communication. Key word: color terms; cognition; culture; similarities and differences 中文摘要 颜色与人们的生活息息相关，对颜色的认知也是人类的基本认知之一，人类的色彩感知用自然语言表达和固定下来就是自然语言中的各类颜色词语。颜色词作为词汇中的重要组成部分，在人们的生活和交际中起着重要的作用。受语言共同属性的影响，汉英颜色词在产生发展及功能用法上都表现出了强大的共性。但是汉英两种语言毕竟孕育于不同的文化，在发展的过程中又受到各种背景的影响，其差异也是不言而喻的。本文将分析和归纳汉英颜色词的相通性和差异性，以及造成这种相通性与差异性的原因，从而让人更好地理解汉英颜色词背后所蕴含的汉英两民族不同的观察视角和文化历史背景，对汉英跨文化交流起着巨大的帮助作用。 关键词：颜色词; 认知; 文化; 相通性和差异性 Chapter One Introduction According to cognitive linguistics, the development of human cognition and language is closely related with the perception and experience of the things in the outside world with our organs. As one of the most basic cognition of the objective world, color perception is closely linked with human life and experience. The research of the Chinese and English color terms can effectively help improve the understanding of different cognitive habits and cultures. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to analyze the similarities and differences between the Chinese and English color terms as to effectively understand and bridge the gap and bring about smooth communication. This article is divided into four parts. Part I (Chapter Two) introduces the findings of the domestic and foreign researches concerning the origin and development of color terms, the gap and orientation of the study. Part II (Chapter Three) compares the English color terms with the Chinese ones. Part III (Chapter Four ) Explores the differences between