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1、AnalysistheCulturalDifferencesofAnimalWordsbetweenWestandEast[Abstract]Inthelongcourseofthedevelopmentofhumanhistory,animalsalwaysmaintainacloserelationshipwithhumanbeings,andplayansignificantroleintheexistenceanddevelopmentofhuman.Thecloserelationcomeintobeinghumanc
2、omplexfeelingsoffondness,sympathyorantipathytoanimals.Becauseofthedifferentfeelingsofdifferentanimals,peopleoftenuseanimalstoexpresstheirfeelings.TherearesomanywordswhichhaveacloserelationwithanimalsinbothEnglishandChineseculture.Thevocabulariesofdifferentlanguageref
3、lectdifferencesofculturaldevelopmentandconnotations.Ontheotherhand,theevolutionofanimalwordsalsocanreflectthechangeofsocietyinsomeaspects.Becauseoftheinfluenceofculturalingredientinhistory,custom,value,history,custom,pricing view,religion, belief andotherfactors,the
4、two languages,Chinese and English, give their unique culturalconnotations to animal words.TheaimofthispaperistousesomeexamplestoanalyzethedifferentculturalconnotationofWestandEastanimalwords,andbycontrastingthedifferencesofcustom,religion,geography,andhistory,wecankn
5、owthereasonthatwhythesedifferenceswerecausedmoreclearly.Thispapercanhelpforeignlanguagelearnerunderstandandlearnlanguagemoreeasily,sothattohelppeopledowellinthecross-culturalcommunicationsmoothlyandproperly.[KeyWords]Animal Words;West;East;Cultural Connotation 1.Intr
6、oductionLanguageisthetoolthathumanbeingscanuseittocommunicatewitheachother,sharedifferentviews.Differentlanguagesometimesshowdifferentculture.Therearerichculturalconnotationsbesidestheliteralmeaningofeachwordindifferentlanguagesanddifferentculturalbackgrounds,because
7、therearemanydifferencesincustom,history,wayofthinking,religionandotheraspectsofculturalfactorsbetweenEnglishandChinese.ThesedifferencesgivemanyChineseandEnglishanimalwordssomespecificmeaningorculturalconnotations,andreflectthedifferencesintheirownculturaldevelopmentr
8、espectively.Languageispartofculture,therefore,itisimpossibletoreallylearnthelanguageifyoudon’tknowthemodelandguidelinesofculture.La