A Study of Connotation of Color Words In English And Chinese Cultures 颜色词在英汉文化中不同涵义的研究.doc

A Study of Connotation of Color Words In English And Chinese Cultures 颜色词在英汉文化中不同涵义的研究 【Abstract】 All cultures have generalities and specialities, so do the language of various nationalities. Here, it will concretely discuss the differences of color words between English and Chinese by the comparisons of the two languages. Although there are many same parts about the applications of color words between them, there are also differences because of the different modes of thinking, living condition, cultural psychology and aesthetic standards between the two cultures. We can have more perfect command of the two languages and make better cultural communication on the base of understanding their differences.  【Key Words】 English and Chinese color words; cultural connotation and difference; comparison of six color words in Chinese and English  颜色词在英汉文化中不同涵义的研究 【摘 要】 所有的文化都具有共性与特性这两个方面，不同国家的语言也无例外，也是如此。在这篇文章中，通过对比英语与汉语这两种语言，主要讨论了这两种语言中关于颜色词的不同的文化特征。对颜色词的应用，英语与汉语有着很大部分的相似之处，但是由于在两种不同的文化中，人们有着不同的思维方式，不同民族具有不同的生活环境，文化心理，审美情趣，因此人们对于颜色词的使用也有着很大的不同。只有了解了这一点，人们才能够更好地掌握这两种语言，从而才能够在文化交流中得心应手，畅通无阻。 【关键词】 英汉语言颜色词；文化内涵和差异；六种颜色词的汉英对比 1.Introduction  “People live in a colorful world, and words denoting colors form part of the nuclear vocabulary in almost every language.”[1](p36) But different languages may have different number of color terms. There are six kinds of color on the flag of the International Olympic Games.”[2](P66) The bottom is white and it implies the pure friendship and fair competition. In the center, five colored rings were linked together mutually, namely, blue, yellow, black, green, and red. And they are arranged in a row. The blue stands for the Europe, the yellow the Asia, the black the Africa, the green the Oceania, and the red the America. Accumulated for a long time, color words have rich cultural extended meanings besides the literal meanings. In different languages, color words have different meanings. Since English and Chinese belong to diffe