英语论文英汉语言中关于狗的谚语比较研究.docx

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英语论文英汉语言中关于狗的谚语比较研究

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英汉语言中关于狗的谚语比较研究

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Acknowledgements

IamdeeplyindebtedtoJiangZhaozi,mysupervisor,whonotonlyhasgivenmeconstantandvaluableadviceduringmywritingofthisthesis,butalsohasgoneovermydraftsmeticulouslyandofferedcriticalcommentsonthem.Withouthishelp,thethesiscouldneverhavereacheditspresentform.

Mysinceregratitudealsogoestomyteacherswhohavegivenmelecturesandhelp,whichareindispensabletothecompletionofthisthesis.Igivemyheartythankstomyclassmateswhohaveofferedhelpandsuggestionsintheprocessofwritingthisthesis.

Finally,Iwouldliketothankthosecriticsandwriterswhoseessaysandworkshaveprovidedvaluableinformationconcerningthesubjectofmythesis.

Abstract

Proverbisatraditionalproductofculturesindifferentcountries,whichcancreateunexpectedeffectincommunication.Withtherapiddevelopmentoflinguisticstudy,increasinglynumbersofscholarsbegintofocusonthespecialfieldsuchasanimalinordertogetbetterresearchonhumanlanguage.Dog,oneofthemostfavoriteanimalsallovertheworldistheintimatepetorfriendofhumanbeingsandproducesuniquecultureespeciallyonproverbs.Butproverbsaboutdogsfromdifferentcountriesusuallyconveyvariousinformationandconnotation.Therefore,thisthesisistryingtomakeacomparativestudyofEnglishandChineseproverbsaboutdogsincludingthedifferentmeaningsoftheproverbs,somesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwokindsofproverbsandthereasons.FrommystudyIfindthatthedifferenceisnotsomuch.Chineseproverbscontainingdogslaystressontheloyaltytohishost.ButEnglishproverbscontainingdogsemphasizeonthefriendship.TheauthorthinksthatChineseproverbscontainingdogslaystressontheloyaltytotheirhostbecauseoftheinequalitystatusofChinesesociety.Englishproverbscontainingdogsregarddogsasfriendsbecausetheyemphasizeontheconceptofequalityanddemocracy.

Keywords:

dogs;proverbs;comparativestudy

摘要

谚语是不同国家的一种传统文化产物，在交际中能够产生意想不到的效果。

随着语言学研究的迅速发展，大量学者开始放眼于特殊领域的研究，比如动物，以求可以更好的进行人类的调查研究。

狗作为全世界最受宠爱的动物，是人类亲密的宠物或者说是朋友，尤其在谚语方面产生了独特的文化。

但是来自不同国家的关于狗的谚语通常传达多样化的信息和内涵。

因此，这篇文章致力于比较研究英汉语言中关于狗的谚语，包括：

此类谚语的不同含义，异同以及产生异同的原因。

通过研究发现汉语与英语对狗的分歧并不是那么大，汉语中强调狗的忠诚而英语中更多强调的是友谊。

笔者认为汉语对狗忠实的强调反映了汉语长时间对人地位不平等，而英语一般强调平等，故视狗为朋友。

关键字：

狗;谚语;对比研究

TableofContents

Introduction

Proverbisaculturallysignificantpithysayingwithamoralorpracticalmessage.Simpleandbriefproverbscanachieveprofoundinsignificanceandproducehumorouswit.Invariouscultures,mostproverbsareconnectedtoanimals.Andwecanfindthedifferentattitudestowardanimalsfromtheproverbsoftheirculture.Amongalltheanimals,dogsapparentlyplayanimportantroleinourdailylifesinceancienttime.Therefore,duringthedevelopmentofcultureagreatmanyproverbscontainingdogsareproduced.Incommonviews,dogsaretreatedasthesymbolofloyalty,inferiorityandsnobbery,whichinfactarerelatedtodogs’character.Andinmostcases,peopletendtocriticizepeoplebythedescriptionofdogs.Itisseeminglytotalkaboutdogs,buttherealpurposeistoexpresshumanprincipleswiththeaidsofrhetoricdeviceslikemetaphor,ironyoreuphemism.IaminterestedintheproverbscontainingdogsandIwanttousethisaspectasanentrypointtounderstandthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseculturebetter.Moreimportantly,throughthecomparativestudyontheseproverbs,wecanobservevarioussocialphenomena.

However,proverbsfromdifferentcountriesusuallyconveyspecialanddifferentmessagesandconnotation.Forexample,inChinese,theproverbsaboutdogmostlyexpressderogatorysensewhileinEnglish,theproverbsshowcommendatorysense,whichisresultedfromdifferentcultureaboutdogsandtheattitudetowardsdogs.InChina,dogsareconsideredtobethewatchdogs,whichevidentlywilldecidethetragicfateandimageofdogsinourminds.Onthecontrary,inthewesterncountries,dogsarealwaysregardedaslovelyandintimatepetorcompanionespeciallyfortheelders.Sometimes,dogscanevenbetreatedasthefamilymembers,whichundoubtedlymakethewesterndogsownatotallydifferentlifeandstatus.Byfocusingon"culturallyloaded"aspectsofthewordsorphraseswhichpeoplefromanothercountryuserequireourspecialattention,whichwouldhelpusdosmoothlyandproperlyininterculturalcommunication.

Thearticlewilldiscusstheproverbsaboutdogsmainlyfromfouraspects.Chapteroneistogiveabriefintroductiontotherolesofdogandthevariousproverbscontainingdogsandpreviousstudiesonproverbscontainingdogs.ChaptertwoistoshowthemethodsandmaterialsofcomparativestudyofEnglishandChinese

proverbscontainingdogs.Chapterthreeistoshowthemajorfindings.ThroughthedetailedanalysisofChineseandEnglishforexamples,wecangetagoodunderstandingoftheexpressiveeffectoftheproverbscontainingdogsandthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthetwolanguage’sproverbs.AndwewillknowthattherewasabitofmisconceptionaboutthecommonconceptChineseandEnglishproverbscontainingdogs.Afteranalyzedthedatareflectedfromtwotablesandcharts.Itrytoexplorethereasonsthatcausethedifferenceandsimilaritiesincludingtheinfluenceoftheculturedifference,fromwhichwecanthoroughlycomprehendtheproverbscontainingdogs.Chapterfouristheconclusionofthisthesis.

ChapterOneProverbsContainingDogsandPreviousStudiesonIt

1.1TheRolesofDogandProverbsContainingDogs

Theroleofdogswithhumansisdifferentindifferentperiods.Intheirearlyroles,wolves,theirdogdescendants,wouldhavederivedsignificantbenefitsfromlivinginhumancamps—moresafety,morereliablefood,lessercaloricneeds,andmorechancetobreed.Humanswouldalsohavederivedenormousbenefitfromthedogsassociatedwiththeircamps.Forexample,dogswouldhaveimprovedsanitationbycleaningupfoodscraps.Therelationshipbetweenthepresenceofadogandsuccessinthehuntisoneoftheprimaryreasonsforthedomesticationofthewolf."Themostwidespreadformofinterspeciesbondingoccursbetweenhumansanddogs"andthekeepingofdogsascompanions,particularlybyelites,ithasalonghistory.Theyhaveearnedtheuniquenickname,"man'sbestfriend"becausetheyhavelivedandworkedwithhumansinsomanyroles.Peopleoftenentertheirdogsincompetitionssuchasbreed-conformationshowsorsports,includingracing,sleddingandagilitycompetitions.Thescientificevidenceismixedastowhethercompanionshipofadogcanenhancehumanphysicalhealthandpsychologicalwellbeing.Therearemanydifferencesbetweendogandcatsoranyotheranimals.Haveyouevernoticethatwhenyoublowinadog'sfacehewillgetmadatyou?

Andhewillstickhisheadoutthewindowifyoutakeitforarideinthecar.Catsaresmarterthandogs.Youcan'tgeteightcatstopullasledthroughsnow.DogscomeoutinbothChineseandEnglishproverbs.

1.2PreviousStudiesonProverbsContainingDogs

InthegraduationthesisofAComparativeStudyofEnglishandChineseProverbsContainingAnimalandPlantWordswrittenbyFengXiaohui.Thereasonwhydifferentpeoplescancreatedifferentmetaphoricalproverbsaboutthesameideahasdiscussedindetail.HemadeacomparativestudyontheRhetoricLevelandontheculturalLevel.Hetriedtofindconnectionsbetweenlanguageandculture.Andhehadnoticedtheeffectofdifferentlivingenvironments,differentlivingstyles,differentreligiousbeliefs,studiesofdifferentvaluesonproverbscontaininganimalsincludingdogs.

InthethesisofEnglish"DOG"andChinese"GOU":

ComparisononEnglishandChineseCulturalConnotationsinTermsofAnimalWordswrittenbyYangJing.Hefoundthatthewordsorphrasepeopleuseandthecultureinwhichpeoplelivearecloselyrelated.Connotationsofthewordsorphrasesareingeneralcloselyrelatedtotheculturetheyarerootedin.weshouldbeawarethatthewordsorphraseswechoosetousemayleadtomisinterpretationsandmisunderstandings.AndinthethesisofTheComparisoninthe”Dog”imageintheIdiomsBetweenEnglishandChinesewrittenbyDongXiaojin,hesaidthatdogishumbleinChinese.Itisa curseifoneusesittodescribehumanbeings.HoweverdogforBritishandAmericanpeople,bothcanbeusedtoguard,hunting;itcanalsobeseenaspartnerandlove.InthethesisofAComparativeStudyofEnglishandChineseIdiomsContainingAnimalswrittenbyDongtao.Inancienttimes,peoplearoundtheworldlivedonfarming;thereshouldbesomeanimalsincommon,suchascows,horses,rabbits,cats,dogssoon.Thefunctionsoftheseanimalsarequitesimilarallovertheworld.Thus,thereisnodoubtthatsomeoftheanimalshavesamemeaningbetweendifferentcultures.Forinstance:

“Dogeatdog”狗咬狗.DogsarerepresentingofloyaltybothinEnglish-speakingcountriesandChina.TotheEnglish-speakingpeople,dogsareoftenregardedasoneofthebestfriendofhumanbeings.Dogscanbekeptnotonlyaswatchdogbutalsoaspets.Theyarekeptbecausetheyareintelligent,loyal,dependableandbeingabletomakegoodcompanions.Therefore,thedogisusuallyassociatedwithpositivequalitiesintheWest.“Everydoghashisday”,inthisproverbhiswaydoesnotmeancommonbutmeanthedaywhensomeonebecamesuccess.Wecantranslateitas风水轮流转.“Toputthedog”,Itmeansthatsomeonedoesn’tthavelotsofmoneyinpocketwhenheorhermakesthefirstappointmentwithloverheisalsonotdressedsobrightly.Andheorsheborro