Probing into Cultural Meanings of Color Words in English and Chinese
Luo Ya-feng
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Luo Ya-feng
Abstract
There are many differences and similarities of cultural connotation between English and Chinese color words due to national characteristics,language habits and historic background and so on.Therefore,it is useful to know and study the language as well as its culture,thus increasing the expressing ability of English and promoting the cultural communication.
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There are many differences and similarities of cultural connotation between English and Chinese color words due to national characteristics,language habits and historic background and so on.Therefore,it is useful to know and study the language as well as its culture,thus increasing the expressing ability of English and promoting the cultural communication.
Key concepts: Connotation, Linguistics, Color term, Psychology, Cultural background, Cultural diversity, Sociology, Anthropology