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1、AContrastStudyonCulturalConnotationofChineseandEnglishColorfulWords 1.IntroductionColorfulfieldisanimportantfieldforhumantorecognizetheworld.Besidestheirphysicalintrinsicqualities,variouscolorscontaindifferentculturalconnotations. 2.NationsintheworldhavesomecommonpointsonnaturalcolorsFortheeff
2、ectofgeneralityandpermeationbetweencultures,nationsintheworldoftenendowacertaincolorwithasamesymbolizedmeaning.Generallyspeaking,redisanardentcolor,meaningjoyandhappiness;greeniscalled“thecoloroflife”,showingthevitalityofyouthandvigorouslife;whiteiscleanandelegant,withthemeaningofbeingpure,sim
3、ple,andnatural;blue,however,ispeacefulandquiet,containingaprofoundimplicationandoftenmakepeoplecarefreeandpleasant.AnotherexampleistheflagofinternationalOlympics.Therearesixdifferentcolorsontheflag.Thebottomcoloriswhite,symbolizingthepurefriendshipandstraightforwardcompetitionbetweennations.Fi
4、vecolorfulringslinkwitheachotherinthecenter:theblueonestandforEurope,yellowforAsia,black,Africa,green,Oceania,andredforAmerica(张安德,2002:86)#.Linkingwitheachothersymbolizestheunityoffivecontinents.Thisflaghasbeenusedformorethan90years;itsprofoundimplicationhasbeenunderstoodandwidelyacceptedbype
5、opleofdifferentcountries. 3.AcontraststudyonculturalconnotationbetweenChineseandEnglishcolorfulwordswithexamplesHowever,eventhoughChineseandEnglishnationshaveanearlysameunderstandingtonaturalcolors,theirdistinguishedculturalbackgroundscausethemtohavedifferentfeelingabouttheassociativemeaning,i
6、mplication,andallusionofcolors.Therearesomanyfactors:custom,geographicalcondition,wayofthinking,religiousbelief,andnationalpsychology,aswellasthedifferenceoflanguageexpression(金惠康,2002:34).Peoplehavedifferentemotiontocolor,incommendationorderogatorysense.Allthesefactorsformdifferentcolorfulcon
7、notationwiththeirowncharacteristic.ThefollowingaresomeexamplesofdifferentcolorfulconnotationofChineseandEnglish. 3.1.Redvs.“红”andtheirculturalconnotationsAccordingtoChinesetradition,redisajoyouscolor,meaningjoyandhappiness.Forthousandso