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1、AContrastStudyonCulturalConnotationofChineseandEnglishColorfulWords 1.IntroductionColorfulfieldisanimportantfieldforhumantorecognizetheworld.Besidestheirphysicalintrinsicqualities,variouscolorscontaindifferentculturalconnotations. 2.Nationsintheworld
2、havesomecommonpointsonnaturalcolorsFortheeffectofgeneralityandpermeationbetweencultures,nationsintheworldoftenendowacertaincolorwithasamesymbolizedmeaning.Generallyspeaking,redisanardentcolor,meaningjoyandhappiness;greeniscalled“thecoloroflife”,showi
3、ngthevitalityofyouthandvigorouslife;whiteiscleanandelegant,withthemeaningofbeingpure,simple,andnatural;blue,however,ispeacefulandquiet,containingaprofoundimplicationandoftenmakepeoplecarefreeandpleasant.AnotherexampleistheflagofinternationalOlympics.
4、Therearesixdifferentcolorsontheflag.Thebottomcoloriswhite,symbolizingthepurefriendshipandstraightforwardcompetitionbetweennations.Fivecolorfulringslinkwitheachotherinthecenter:theblueonestandforEurope,yellowforAsia,black,Africa,green,Oceania,andredfo
5、rAmerica（张安德，2002:86）#.Linkingwitheachothersymbolizestheunityoffivecontinents.Thisflaghasbeenusedformorethan90years;itsprofoundimplicationhasbeenunderstoodandwidelyacceptedbypeopleofdifferentcountries. 3.AcontraststudyonculturalconnotationbetweenChin
6、eseandEnglishcolorfulwordswithexamplesHowever,eventhoughChineseandEnglishnationshaveanearlysameunderstandingtonaturalcolors,theirdistinguishedculturalbackgroundscausethemtohavedifferentfeelingabouttheassociativemeaning,implication,andallusionofcolors
7、.Therearesomanyfactors:custom,geographicalcondition,wayofthinking,religiousbelief,andnationalpsychology,aswellasthedifferenceoflanguageexpression（金惠康,2002:34）.Peoplehavedifferentemotiontocolor,incommendationorderogatorysense.Allthesefactorsformdiffer
8、entcolorfulconnotationwiththeirowncharacteristic.ThefollowingaresomeexamplesofdifferentcolorfulconnotationofChineseandEnglish. 3.1.Redvs.“红”andtheirculturalconnotationsAccordingtoChinesetradition,redisajoyouscolor,meaningjoyandhappiness.Forthousandso
