英语颜色词在习语中的体现 大学毕业设计.docx

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英语颜色词在习语中的体现大学毕业设计

长　沙　学　院

CHANGSHAUNIVERSITY

本科生毕业论文

论文题目:

CulturalConnotationsofEnglishColorWordsinIdioms

系　　　　部：

外语系

专业：

英语

学生姓名：

张肖铃

班级：

翻译2班

学号2012071510

指导教师姓名：

吴筱玲

职称讲师

长沙学院教务处

二○一三年六月制

（2016届）

本科生毕业论文

CulturalConnotationsofEnglishColorWordsinIdioms

系　　　　部：

外语系

专业：

英语

学生姓名：

张肖铃

班级：

翻译2班

学号2012071510

指导教师姓名：

吴筱玲

职称讲师

最终评定成绩

2015年5月

英语颜色词文化内涵在习语中的体现

摘要

习语是一种特殊的地域文化特征。

颜色词是其重要组成部分。

当研究习语时，最先要研究颜色词在习语中的体现。

本文首先介绍英语习语相关理论即定义、来源及分类等。

其次文章列举分析不同颜色词在不同语境下的含义。

最后，论文探讨研究颜色词文化内涵在习语中的体现的重要意义与作用。

希望对提高英语学习和增强跨文化交流能力有所帮助。

关键词：

习语；颜色词；文化内涵

CulturalConnotationsofEnglishColorWordsinIdioms

ABSTRACT

Idiomisakindofspecialregionalculture.Colorwordsareimportantpartsofit.Whenstudyingidioms,firstly,theauthorshouldstudytheexpressionofcolorwordsinidioms.

ThispaperfirstintroducestherelatedtheoriesofEnglishidiomsuchasitsdefinition,itsoriginanditsclassification.Secondly,differentconnotationsofcolorwordsindifferentcontextarelistedandanalyzed.Last,thepaperdiscussesthesignificanceofthestudyoftheculturalconnotationofcolorwordsinidiomsinordertohelppeopletoimprovetheirEnglishlearningandcross-culturalcommunicationability.

Keywords:

idioms;colorwords;culturalconnotation

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytogratitudetoallthepeoplewhohaveeverhelpedmeinthispaper.

Firstofall,IwanttogivemyheartfeltthankstoWuXiaoling,mysupervisor,whosupportedmyeffortsinwritingthesisduringpastfewmouths.

Iamalsoextremelygratefultoallmyfriendsandclassmateswhohavekindlyprovidedmeassistanceandcompanionshipinthecourseofpreparingthispaper.

Inaddition,manythanksgotomyfamilyfortheirunfailingloveandunwaveringsupport.

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CONTENTS

摘要I

ABSTRACTII

AcknowledgementsIII

1Introduction1

2RelatedTheoriesofEnglishIdiom2

2.1Definition2

2.2Origin2

2.3.Classification4

3EnglishColorWordsandTheirCulturalConnotationinIdioms7

3.1Black7

3.2Blue7

3.3Green8

3.4Red9

3.5White9

4TheSignificanceofStudyingCulturalConnotationsofEnglishColorWordsinIdioms11

4.1ImprovingEnglishUnderstandingandEnglishLearning11

4.2PromotingCross-culturalCommunication11

5Conclusion13

References15

1Introduction

Languageishuman-specific.Itisapreciousgift.Language,possessingallthefeaturesofculture,belongstoinstitutionalculture.Languageisnotinheritedbutacquiredandsharedbyawholesocietylikealltheotheraspectsofculture.What’smore,languageisconventionalandgovernedbyruleswhichareacknowledgeandobservedbyasociety.Therefore,languagemirrorsotheraspectsofculture,supportingthem,spreadingthemandhelpingtodevelopingthem.Thisuniquefeatureoflanguagedistinguishesitfromallotherfacetsofculture,andmakesitcruciallyimportantforthetransferofculture.

Colorterm,asapartofthebasicvocabularyinEnglish,hasastrongvitality.Peoplehavedifferentassociationthroughthebasicmeaningofcolortermsandbymixingandmatchingtoformalargenumberoffixedexpressions.TheconceptualmeaningconveyedbycolortermisroughlythesameinEnglish,butthesametermofcolorinthesetwolanguagesmayexpressdifferentculturalassociations.Colorterm,havingparticularculturalconnotationmeaningsmayconveymisunderstandingduetodifferentgeographicconditions,nationalcustoms,histories,politics,economyandnationalpsychology.TheapplicationofrhetoriccolorterminEnglishidiomshasaprofoundhistoryinEngland,whichcanbewellpresentedinthedomainoftherhetoricofChineselanguagewithitsowncharacteristicsinbothexpressionandapplication.Variouscolorsmakeupabeautifulandcolorfulworld.Scientificresearchindicatesthatsevenmillionkindsofcolorscanbefoundintheworld.However,colorexpressionsareonlylimitedtoseveralhundredinclassification.Thenumberofwordsforexpressingcolorinlanguagesofvariousnationalitiesdiffersanditsclassificationvariesaswell.

Althoughdifferentlanguageshavetheirowncolorterms,theyalsohavemanycolorsincommon,suchasthebasiccolorwordsred,yellow,green,blue,black,white,etc.

Thesametermsofcolorindifferentlanguagesexpressesdifferentculturalassociations,asEnglishtermsofcolormayhaveculturalassociationthatisnottransparenttoChineselearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguage.

2RelatedTheoriesofEnglishIdiom

WhenweanalyzeEnglishidioms,firstly,weshouldunderstandsometheorieswhichincludedefinition,originaswellasclassification.

2.1Definition

Theword"idiom"isderivedfromGreek.IntheGreeketymology,itsbasicdefinitionis"expressionsforparticularity".ButinmodernEnglish,themostpopulardefinitionis"anidiomaticexpressionofalanguage".Thedefinitioncanbeunderstooddifferently.Takingitasawhole,"idiom"referstoalltheuniqueexpressionsofalanguage,namely,thelanguage'sparticularityoridiomaticity.Individually,"idioms"referstoeachidiomaticexpression,thatis,thousandsofidiomsofthelanguage.Thedefinitionof"idioms"inthethesisbelongstothelatterone."Idioms"hererefersonlytoaspecialkindoffixedphrases.Anidiomismadeupwithtwoormorethantwowordswhosemeaningcan'tbemadefromonlyitsliteralmeaning.

2.2Origin

Englishisalanguagewithlonghistory，andEnglishidiomshasalongregion.Englishidiomshasastrongnationalcolorisamirrorwhichreflectshistory.

2.2.1IdiomsfromNavigation

Britainisanislandcountry,theBritishpeoplelivinginthemarinetypegeographicalenvironmentfromgenerationtogeneration,long-termengagedinmaritimeactivities,anddealingwiththeocean.Theylovetheocean,relyontheocean,andhaveaninseparablerelationshipwiththeocean.Thusalargepartofidiomsarerelatedtothesea,ships,seawater,land,swimming,andsoon.Forexample:

1.Allatsea.（迷惑不解）

2.Intheswim.（追逐潮流）

3.Indeepwater.（在水深火热中）

4.Tosinkorswim.（不论成败）

5.Devilandthedeepsea.（左右为难）

6.Asmallleakwillsinkagreatship.（小洞不堵，大船要沉）

2.2.2IdiomsfromReligion

ReligioninBritainandsomeotherEnglishspeakingcountrieshadagreatinfluence.Manypeoplearebornontheinfluenceofreligious.Manyimportanteventsintheirlivesarecloselyrelatedtoreligion,andthefaithofreligionofthemisenduring.Asaresult,manyidiomsareconnectedwithGod,angels,heaven,hell,devil,church,andsoon.Forexample:

1.Godtempersthewindtotheshornlamb.（天怜受难人）

2.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.（自助者天助）

3.Rushinwhereangelsfeartotread.（胆大妄为,初生牛犊不怕虎）

4.Aspoorasthechurchmouse.（一贫如洗）

5.Thedevilknowsmanythingsbecauseheisold.（老马识途）　　

2.2.3IdiomsfromtheBible

"Bible"hasapivotalpositioninthewesternculture,affectingallaspectsofwesternsociallife.ItishardtomeasuretheinfluenceoftheBibleontheBritishpeople.Britishpeopleread"theBible"inthechurchandhomefromgenerationtogeneration,"theBible"almostbecameafamilyofessentialbooks.ManyallusionsandstoriesbecametheLifemaximintheBible.Forexample:

1.Attheeleventhhour.（在最后一刻;紧急关头）

2.Theappleofone’seye.（掌上明珠）

3.Holdouttheolivebranch.（愿意讲和）

4.Deadseaapple.（金玉其外,败絮其中）

5.Lioninthepath.（拦路虎）

6.Judaskiss.（出卖、背叛）　

2.2.4IdiomsfromAnimalsandPlants

OneofthemajorfeaturesofEnglishidiomsisrelatedtoanimalsandplants.Alargenumberofmetaphorsarecloselyrelatedtopeople'slives,pets,poultry,especiallywithcats,dogs,horses,cattle,sheep,chickens,ducks,geeseandsoon.ThedogisacuteanimalinthemindsoftheUK,somanyidiomsaboutdogsaregood.Forexample:

1.Loveme,lovemydog.（爱屋及乌）

2.cat-and-doglife.（经常争吵的生活）

3.Raincatsanddogs.（倾盆大雨）

4.Wakeasleepingdog.（惹事生非）　

5.Letthecatoutofthebag.（泄露机密）

6.Darkhorse.（出人意外的获胜者）　

7.Ridethehighhorse.（装腔作势;出风头）

8.Putthecartbeforethehorse.（本末倒置）　

InadditiontotheabovementionedsourcesofEnglishIdiomsthereareothersourcesofEnglishidioms,thisarticlewillnotrepeatthistopic.Butthroughtheaboveintroduction,canalreadyglimpsenationalcultureuniquebranddeeplyintheidioms.Byunderstandingtheoriginofidioms,wecandiscoverthecommonfeaturesofEnglishlanguageandsocialculture,andenrichtheunderstandingoflanguageandcultureonthebasisofrichlanguageknowledge.

2.3.Classification

EnglishidiomsarekindsofspecialmeansofexpressionswhichformedintheusinganddevelopingofEnglishIngeneral,includingproverbs,slang,allusions.Thereareobviousdifferencesbetweenthem.Englishhasalonghistoryandalargenumberofidiomswhichconcise,vivid,profoundimpliedmeaning,fun,richinphilosophy.Manyidiomshaveexquisitesymmetry,beautifultone,rhythmcoordinationandgreatbeauty.

2.3.1Proverb

Generallyspeaking,proverbisashortpopularsaying,usuallyofunknownandancientorigin,thatexpresseseffectivelysomecommonplacetruthorusefulthought;Englishproverbcontainstwoformsofphrasesandsentencetype.Itsoutstandingcharacteristicistheextensiveuseofvariousrhetoricaldevices,reflectingtherichEnglishcultureconnotation.TodefinetheEnglishsaying,understanditscharacteristicscontributetobetterusetheEnglishsaying.Forexample:

1.Proverbsarechildrenofexp