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1、AcomparisonofCulturalConnotationbetweenEnglishandChinesecertainColorTerms1IntroductionLanguageisakindofsocialphenomenonanditisthecarrierofculture.Atthesametime,itisanimportantpartofculture.Basically,languagesystemincludesvocabulary,sentenceandtexts.However,itisvoc
2、abularythatcarriestheculturalinformationmostandreflectsthehumanbeing'ssocialandculturallifemostobviously.Asweknow,almosteverylanguagehascolorvocabulary.Colorisanessentialpartofnatureanditplaysanindispensablepartinourlife.Colorwordsmayshowdifferentculturalconnotati
3、onsofeachlanguageinsomedegree.Therefore,understandingandmasteringtheculturalconnotationsofcolortermsreallyaresignificantinpromotingtheinternationalculturalexchangeintoday'smuti-culturalsociety.AccordingtothegeneralstudyofBrentBerlinandPaulKay,therearetotallyeleven
4、basiccolortermsinEnglish,whichcontainwhite,black,red,green,blue,purple,pink,brown,grayandorange.However,inChinese,thebasiccolortermsjustincludewhite,black,red,green,yellow,blue,purple,brownandgray.ThoughitseemsthattherearefewerChinesebasiccolorthanEnglish,infact,C
5、hineseisalsooneoftherichestandmostcolorfullanguagesintheworld.Inthefollowingparts,thispaperwillmakeasimplecomparisonoftheculturalconnotationsofseveralbasicEnglishandChinesecolorterms.2Thecomparisonofculturalofcolorterms2.1Similaritiesoftheculturalconnotations2.1.1
6、WhiteWhite,tomostChineseandwesterners,sharessimilarconnotations:purity,innocence,honesty,goodness,etc.Forinstance,inChinese,"洁白无瑕","清白无辜","白衣天使"and"白头偕老".InEnglish,thecolorwhiteusuallycontainssuchmeaning.InthestoriesofGrimmFairyTales,theSnowWhiteisdescribedastheem
7、bodimentofgoodnessandinwesterners'wedding,thebrideusuallywearsawhitebridalgown,whichissymbolofluck,purityandholiness.Thiskindofweddinginthewesterncountriesisoftencalledawhitewedding.Whitealsosymbolizeshonestanduprightinwesternculture,suchas,"awhitespirit"meanshone
8、stsoul,"awhiteman"isnobleandeducated.2.1.2BlackInbothEnglishandChinese,therearevariousexpressionsindicatingthatblackisoftenconnectedwithnegativequalitie
