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1、从汉英动物词汇的文化内涵看中西方的文化差异,英语其它论文SeekingCulturalDifferencesfromCulturalConnotationsofChineseandEnglishAnimalVocabulary [Abstract]Thevocabularyindifferentlanguagescanreflectthedevelopmentsofdifferentlanguages.TherearemanyexpressionsconnectedwithanimalsinbothEnglishand
2、Chinesebecauseofhistory,customs,valueandreligionbeliefs.ThepaperanalyzesthedifferencesbetweentheEnglishandChineseexpressionsconnectedwithanimals,vividlyshowingtheculturalinfluenceonvocabularyandthedifferencesbetweentheChineseandEnglishculture.Anditwillbehelpfulf
3、orEnglishlearners’interculturalcommunication.[KeyWords]animalwords;culturalconnotation;culturaldifferences从汉英动物词汇的文化内涵看中西方的文化差异 【摘要】不同语言中的词汇反映了不同文化发展的差异。由于受历史、习俗、价值观念、宗教信仰等方面的影响,英汉两种文化中都有许许多多与动物相关的词汇。分析两种语言中有关动物的词语可以透析出文化对词汇的影响,也可以生动地揭示出中英两种文化间的差异,同时会有助于英语学习者更好地
4、进行跨文化交际。【关键词】动物词汇;文化内涵;文化差异 1.IntroductionCultureismankind'saccumulationofhistoryexperience,includingknowledge,religion,art,law,ethicandcustom...etc.Asiswellknown,culturesdifferfromnationtonation.Differentnationshavedifferentsocialculturalbackgrounds.Languageisa
5、partofcultureandisacarrieraswell;cultureisthecontentoflanguage:theyareinseparable.InordertoimprovetheabilityofEnglishlanguage,oneshouldknowwelloftheculturalclashwhichwilloccurduringthelanguagestudyandcompareitwithourownlanguagecultureanddiscussthedifferencesfreq
6、uently.Alanguagereflectsthecharactersofanation,includingtheirhistoryandculturalbackground,andcontainingtheirviewtolife,livinghabitandmodeofthinking,sopeopleusuallycalllanguage“thecarrierofculture”.Culturesofeverynationhavetheircommoncharactersandindividualities;
7、thesecommoncharacterscomefromtheobjectivenaturewhichissharedbythewholeworld.Becauseofthedifferenceofenvironmentwhichincludestheecologicalenvironment,materialcivilizationenvironment,socialcivilizationenvironment,religiouscivilizationenvironment,everynationformedt
8、heirownspeciallanguages.Vocabularyisthetotalityofwordsandtheequivalentofwords(suchasphrases),whichreflectstheunderstandingandmannerofclassificationtotheworldinpeople'