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1、DifferenceofCulturalConnotationofAnimalWordsinEnglishandChineseCONTENTSAbstract…………………………………………………………………1Introduction…………………………………………………………….3Chapter1AnimalWordsandItsConnotation…............................41.1DifferentWordMeaningsfromDifferentPerspectives…..…….41.2Exampleso

2、fDifferentAnimalWords……………………….....5Chapter2FactorsInfluencingDifferentofCulturalConnotation............................................................................62.1History………………………………………………………….62.2ReligionandBelief……………………………………………...7Chapter3theComparativeStudyofAni

3、malWords’CulturalConnotationbetweenEnglishandChinese…………………..93.1SameAnimalWordswithSimilarCulturalConnotations……..93.2DifferentAnimalWordswithSimilarCulturalConnotations...103.3TheRichConnotationsofAnimalWordsinChinesebutVacantinEnglish………………………..............................

4、..................11Chapter4Conclusion………………………………………………..13Notes……………………………………………………………………14Bibliography…………………………………………………………..1514Abstract:Languageandculturearecloselyrelatedtoeachother.Animalwordisanimportantpartofalmostallthehumanlanguages,andmanyofthemreflectparticularc

5、onnotationsinEnglishandChinese.Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,animalwordswhichhaveculturaldifferencesplayimportantrolesinthecommunicationbetweenChinaandWesternworldandtheimplicationofdifferencecannotbeneglectedinthelanguagelearning.Animalshavethecloserelationshipwithhumanbein

6、gs.Manyanimalsweretamedtobecomedomesticanimalsandservepeopleandbecomefriendsorpartofpeople’slife.Peopleassociateanimalswithnaturalphenomena,personalitiesandemotions.Theyplayveryimportantroleinthelifeofhumanbeings,sodoanimalwordsinlanguage.Manyanimalshavebecomeakindofsymbolism

7、inpeople’sthinkingwhichisreflectedinlanguages.However,duetotheinfluenceofdifferentfactors,suchashistoryandreligion,animalwordshavedifferentconnotationswhichoftenresultinmisunderstandingincommunication.Inthisthesis,theauthorattemptstomakeacomparativeanalysistotheculturalconnot

8、ationsofanimalwordsbetweenEnglishandChinese.Keywords:animalwords;cul