Similarities and Differences of Color Words' Implied Meanings and Extended Meanings in English and Chinese
MA Xiao-qi
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MA Xiao-qi
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The culture universality and individuality between eastern countries and China have coursed certain similarities and differences in English and Chinese,which have been deeply influenced by cultures. Embodying the feelings and sentiments of the human being,bearing the weight of cultural information,the words used to describe colors in English and Chinese,a part of language,must have common characters and different characters. As a result,when studying and using color words in English and Chinese,we must deeply understand different cultural background of eastern countries and China,grasp their national cultural information so as to correctly use these kind of words .
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The culture universality and individuality between eastern countries and China have coursed certain similarities and differences in English and Chinese,which have been deeply influenced by cultures. Embodying the feelings and sentiments of the human being,bearing the weight of cultural information,the words used to describe colors in English and Chinese,a part of language,must have common characters and different characters. As a result,when studying and using color words in English and Chinese,we must deeply understand different cultural background of eastern countries and China,grasp their national cultural information so as to correctly use these kind of words .
Key concepts: Universality (dynamical systems), China, Feeling, Linguistics, Color term, Chinese culture, GRASP, Psychology