The Cultural Connotations and Differences of Animal Words both in English and Chinese

Language is a cultural carrier. Culture-loaded vocabulary plays an important role in a language. Different social backgrounds and national cultures have a great effect on the cultural connotations of vocabulary. This essay will try to discuss the cultural connotations of animal words both in English and Chinese from the following aspects; the same animal words with the same and different cultural meanings, and different animal words with the same meanings. With comparison, we can clearly see the cultural marks of animal words because of cultural differences.