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On the Different Cultural Connotations of English and Chinese Color Words
Cultural differences between Chinese and English color words
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First, the background and significance of the topic (the basis and research significance of the topic)
Research background:
A language not only expresses facts, thoughts or events that represent similar world knowledge, but also reflects people's attitudes, beliefs and world views. People of different cultures have different understandings of the world around them, at least in the language they describe the world. There are great differences between languages, and these differences are related to the customs, behaviors and other important differences in the cultures where these languages are located. In a word, language is a mirror of culture.
When we learn a new word, we tend to look for its meaning in the word itself. However, due to cultural differences, the same word may cause different associations besides its dictionary meaning. In our daily life, color words are common examples of cultural differences in language use. In Chinese and English cultures, color words are also influenced by culture and are widely used in people's daily life.
Research significance:
Due to the cultural differences between the East and the West, the understanding of color words is different. Color words contain many deep meanings, implying different national feelings. Without considering the influence of cultural differences, it is difficult for us to understand the implied meaning of color words. The significance of this thesis lies in making people better understand color words, thus improving their communicative competence and avoiding cultural conflicts.
Second, the research status and development trend (research status and possible development direction)
Research status:
The study of color words has long attracted the attention of linguists. The light of the objective world is the same as that of the whole human being, but different understandings of color words are often found in national languages of different times, different books or different geographical dialects. This proves that language is the result of human cognition, which is used to understand and express the objective world. When people of different groups understand and express the world cognitively, due to the differences in natural environment, social life and cultural traditions. Study the similarities and differences of color words in different languages. The same object can see how different cognitive terms show similarities and differences, and how social and cultural differences further expand semantic differences, which is of great significance to cognitive linguistics, comparative linguistics and cultural linguistics, as well as applied linguistics in second language teaching. ..
Research trends:
The study of color words in 2 1 century should emphasize the originality of the study on the basis of previous research results. The research should follow the latest development of color words, make a breakthrough and improve the research quality.
Three. Research content and objectives (explain the research content and define the objectives to be achieved)
Research content:
A. the cultural connotation of black and its embodiment in idioms
1. Positive Connotation and Its Embodiment in Idioms
Black is associated with dignity and nobility.
1.2 Black is associated with profit.
1.3 Black is associated with black people.
2. Negative connotation and its embodiment in idioms
Black is associated with death.
2.2 Black is associated with evil and misfortune.
2.3 Black is associated with shame and dishonor.
2.4 Black is related to anger.
B. the cultural connotation of white and its embodiment in idioms
1. Positive Connotation and Its Embodiment in Idioms
White is associated with purity and luck.
1.2 white is associated with integrity and honesty.
2. Negative connotation in idioms and its reflection
2. 1 white is related to death and poverty.
2.2 White is associated with worthlessness and timidity.
C. the cultural connotation of red and its embodiment in idioms
1. Positive Connotation and Its Embodiment in Idioms
Red is associated with honor and love.
2. Negative connotation and its embodiment in idioms
2. 1 Red is associated with obscenity.
2.2 Red is associated with revolution and socialism.
2.3 Red is related to danger and loss.
D. the cultural connotation of yellow and its embodiment in idioms
1. Positive Connotation and Its Embodiment in Idioms
1. 1 Yellow is related to nobility.
1.2 Yellow is related to joy and missing.
2. Negative connotation and its embodiment in idioms
2. 1 Yellow is associated with vulgarity and exaggeration.
2.2 Yellow is associated with cowardice and disease.
Research objectives:
I am writing this paper to help English learners better understand the cultural meaning of color words, improve their communicative competence and avoid cultural conflicts in the West.
Four, the expected research difficulties (theoretical or technical difficulties that may be encountered in the process of research)
With the change of society, people may have completely opposite views on things, and how to use the word color to become more authoritative has become a problem; How to make people pay attention to the implied meaning of color words that may lead to cultural conflicts is also a problem. Because color words are widely used in real life, it is difficult to summarize them in a paper, so how to form an effective system of color words is a difficult point. Possible problems include: (1) Limited availability of useful data, especially books or articles written by local scholars; (2) Due to the lack of relevant knowledge, it is difficult to express insightful ideas and gain originality.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) innovation (theme, viewpoint, theory, material, method and other innovations)
English is constantly developing and absorbing more color words. The innovation of this paper is that I try to focus on the color words in modern English, so that the research can keep pace with the times and keep up with the latest development of loanwords.
Six, schedule (according to the research content and research objectives of the schedule)
1.2008 1 1 month 16-11month 22nd theme selection and discussion; Theme narrowing
2.2008 1 1 23rd of the month-120th of February data collection
3. From 1 February 2 1 day to1month 10, 2009, the opening price report and quotation. Detailed outline
4. Literature review of 2009 1 month 1 1 day-February 8.
5. The first draft of February 9-March 2009 14.
6. Second draft from March 2009 15 to April 2009 10
7.4 1 1 day-April 20, 2009 final version
8. April 27th—May 200914th printing.
9.5/KLOC-0.7—25 May 2009 Paper Debate
Seven, data sources (refers to the main documents that can support the "background", "research status and development trend")
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Jiang Dongyuan. "On the cultural differences between colors and color words" [J]. Journal of Sichuan International Studies University, 2002, (3).
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