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1、ThedifferenceofEnglishandChineseinColorWordAbstract:colorwordisusedtodescribethecolorofobjectinlanguage.Researchingoncolorwordsisabridgetoknowtheproblemoftherelationshipbetweenthelanguageandthecognition.TherearedifferencesintheuseofcolorwordsbetweenChineseandEnglishcultu
2、res.Thedifferentculturesbringdifferentattitudestowardthesamecolorbecauseofdifferentlanguagehabits,historicalbackgrounds,traditionalcustomsandsoon.Thesymbolicmeaningsofcolorwordsoftenhavedifferentfeaturesindifferentlanguagecultures.ThispaperwilldistinguishfromtheChinesean
3、dEnglishcolorwordsincludingtheirfunctionsandassociative-meaning.Ithelpusnotonlyknowthecolorwords’characters,butalsolearnmoreaboutthefeaturesofthetwolanguage.Keyword:colorword;culture;language;features;61.IntroductionForpeopleallovertheworldthecolorsoftherainbowarethesame
4、,butthisdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatpeoplespeakingdifferentlanguagesdividethecolorspectruminthesamewayorusetermsthatdesignatethesamerangeofhue.(戴炜栋,何兆熊,2002:134)Colorisapartofourlife.Colorwordshelpustounderstandtheworld,likeoursenseoftasteandsmell.Inourworld,therearemany
5、kindsofcolor.Thesewordsarered,white,black,blue,green,yellowandsoon.Thesewordsareusedveryfrequently.Thecolorwordshavespecifiedmeaningsindifferentcultures.Withoutunderstandingofthem,wewillprobablycomeacrossobstaclesormakeafunofourselvesincommunication.Incross-culturalcommu
6、nication,themeaningsofcolorwordsembodylotsofculturalvaluesandconnotationsinlanguageswhichmakethelanguagesmorelively,interesting,humorous,andwarm.Thereforethemostimportantthingsinusingcolorwordsforusaretounderstandtheculturaltraditions,values,andcustoms.1.1.TheDefinitiono
7、fColorWords“Coloringeneral,theappearanceofsomething,especiallysomethingwithalotofdifferentcolor.”Colorwordsmeanstousefordescribingthecolorsofdifferentkindsofthing.1.2TheClassificationofColorWordsOnaccountofnaturaltruequality,theclassificationofEnglishandChinesecolorwords
8、andmeaningofwordsonthewhole.Thereisn’tanydifferencewhenpeopledistinguishcolors.Meanwhile,peopleindiffer