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1、AContrastStudyonCulturalConnotationofChineseandEnglishColorfulWords 1.IntroductionColorfulfieldisanimportantfieldforhumantorecognizetheworld.Besidestheirphysicalintrinsicqualities,variouscolorscontaindifferentculturalconnotations. 2.Nationsintheworldhavesomecommonpoints
2、onnaturalcolorsFortheeffectofgeneralityandpermeationbetweencultures,nationsintheworldoftenendowacertaincolorwithasamesymbolizedmeaning.Generallyspeaking,redisanardentcolor,meaningjoyandhappiness;greeniscalled“thecoloroflife”,showingthevitalityofyouthandvigorouslife;whit
3、eiscleanandelegant,withthemeaningofbeingpure,simple,andnatural;blue,however,ispeacefulandquiet,containingaprofoundimplicationandoftenmakepeoplecarefreeandpleasant.AnotherexampleistheflagofinternationalOlympics.Therearesixdifferentcolorsontheflag.Thebottomcoloriswhite,sy
4、mbolizingthepurefriendshipandstraightforwardcompetitionbetweennations.Fivecolorfulringslinkwitheachotherinthecenter:theblueonestandforEurope,yellowforAsia,black,Africa,green,Oceania,andredforAmerica（张安德，2002:86）#.Linkingwitheachothersymbolizestheunityoffivecontinents.Th
5、isflaghasbeenusedformorethan90years;itsprofoundimplicationhasbeenunderstoodandwidelyacceptedbypeopleofdifferentcountries. 3.AcontraststudyonculturalconnotationbetweenChineseandEnglishcolorfulwordswithexamplesHowever,eventhoughChineseandEnglishnationshaveanearlysameunder
6、standingtonaturalcolors,theirdistinguishedculturalbackgroundscausethemtohavedifferentfeelingabouttheassociativemeaning,implication,andallusionofcolors.Therearesomanyfactors:custom,geographicalcondition,wayofthinking,religiousbelief,andnationalpsychology,aswellasthediffe
7、renceoflanguageexpression（金惠康,2002:34）.Peoplehavedifferentemotiontocolor,incommendationorderogatorysense.Allthesefactorsformdifferentcolorfulconnotationwiththeirowncharacteristic.ThefollowingaresomeexamplesofdifferentcolorfulconnotationofChineseandEnglish. 3.1.Redvs.“红”
8、andtheirculturalconnotationsAccordingtoChinesetradition,redisajoyouscolor,meaningjoyandhappiness.Forthousandso
