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1、LanguageandCulture(上)Chapter1Doeslanguageshapecultureordoescultureshapelanguage?Inmyvieirror,infrontofajoringinChineseasaforeignlanguage,I’dliketotakethisadvantagetodiscusstheculturaldifferencesbetgoingtoelaborateontheculturaldifferencesreflectingincolors.Therearemany
2、coloronusagesofthecoloreans"slightly…"e.g.,ixtureofthecolor.Theformerstandsforthemaincolor,odification.e.g.,redgreen;greenyelloethingixedformadesignandcolor.e.g.,Thedogisblackandayconveydifferentmessagestopeopleofdifferentcultures.Duetotherespectiveculturalbackgrounda
3、ndtradition,somephrasescontainingcoloreanings,formingdifferentconnotations.aryisaisaveryaean?Canaliebepureandinnocent?Actually,alessone,intendednottohurtsomeone.Forexample,yourmotherboughtadressforyouthatsheind,itethingunhappy.Atfunerals,Chinesepayrespecttothedeadande
4、xpresstheirsorroisunderstanding,plyastheousdramacalled《白毛女》.IfeaningbehinditInoldChina,folksingeneraladeghosts,ethingburdensomeandvalueless;hugeburdenshoeonearkedicpetitionbleedsomeone2.3BlackInbothChineseandEnglish,therearevarioustermsindicatingthatblackoftencarr
5、iesanegativemeaning:blackmail(勒索),blacklist(黑名单),black-hearted(黑心的),blackmarket(黑市),etc.Butinthefolloeaning?Sincehetookoverthebusiness,thepanyhasbeenintheblack.Intheexampleabove,blackhasagoodmeaningrunningthebusinessprofitably.Thetermintheblackremindsmeofthephrase
6、intherederone.Bothtermsefromthecoloroftheinkusedinkeepingaccounts.Interestingly,English.Besides,blackimpliesgloom,disgrace,misfortune,extremeanger,etc,ascanbeseeninthefolloples.theblackartenchantmentblackandbluefullofbruisesblackdayunluckydayblackdogun
7、happyablacklookanangrylook;glareatsomebodyinablackmoodinloemberoftheherdablackstrangerastrangeroutandoutturnblackwhiteconfuserightandwrong