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1、AComparativeStudyofColorWordsinEnglishandChineseI.IntroductionEverylanguagehasakindofwordsforcolor.Thatiswhatcolorwordswecall.Therearemorethan7millionscolorsintheworld.Thecolorfulnatureoffershumanbeingsamoreinterestinglivingplace,otherwiseadullworld.Duetodifferentgeographicallocation,cultureandtr
2、adition,differentnationshavedifferentfeelingsandideasaboutcolorsalthoughtheymaysharesomecommonpointsoncolors.Wordshavebasicmeaningandsometimestheyareusedintheirothermeanings,somethingdeeperthanitsbasicconcept.Inmyview,cultureconnotationofcolorfulwordsreflectstoacertainextentthecultureandpsycholog
3、yofacertainnation.Therefore,tohaveacontraststudyoncolorfulwordsisnecessary.Inthiswaywemaygetadeepinsightinadifferentculturesothatwecanexpressourthoughtsmoreexactlyandavoidanypossibleerrorsandmisunderstandingsincommunicationwithpeoplefromotherpartsoftheworld.However,eventhoughChineseandEnglishnati
4、onshaveanearlysameunderstandingtonaturalcolors,theirdistinguishedculturalbackgroundscausethemtohavedifferentfeelingabouttheassociativemeaning,implication,andallusionofcolors.Therearesomanyfactors:custom,geographicalcondition,wayofthinking,religiousbelief,andnationalpsychology,aswellasthedifferenc
5、eoflanguageexpression.Peoplehavedifferentemotiontocolor,incommendationorderogatorysense.Allthesefactorsformdifferentcolorfulconnotationwiththeirowncharacteristic.Whiledoingtranslationwork,wehavetobesurethatweknowwhatpeopletrulymeanbyusingthesewordsatdifferentplace,time,withdifferentattachmentorev
6、enwithdifferenttones.Indifferentlanguages,colorwordshavedifferentmeanings.SinceEnglishandChinesebelongtodifferentfamiliesoflanguage,astothesamecolorwords,theyhavesomesimilaritiesanddifferences.Affectedbyspecificfeatureoflanguageandculture,peoplehavedifferentreflectionstocolorsandconsequentlythewo
7、rdsofcolorsinbothlanguagescarrythedifferent14meanings,tothesamecolorwords,therearedifferentunderstandingandusagesbetweenChineseandEnglishculture.Therefore,itispracticallyusefultoknowandstudythedifferences,thusimproving
