中英颜色词的文化内涵及翻译.doc

OUTLINEAbstractKey WordsI. Introduction1.1 Definition of Basic Color Terms and Cultural Connotations1.2 Background of Research on Color Terms 1.2.1 Research on Basic Color Terms in Foreign Countries 1.2.2 Research on Basic Color Terms in China II. Basic Color Terms2.1 Chinese Basic Color Terms2.2. English Basic Color TermIII. Cultural Connotations of Basic Color Terms in English and Chinese 3.1 Black3.2 White 3.3 Red3.4 Yellow3.5 Green3.6 Blue3.7 Purple3.8 GrayIV. The Translation of Color Terms4.1 Translation and Culture4.2 Literal Translation4.3 Annotation and Contextual Amplification4.4 Free Translation4.5 Zero TranslationV. ConclusionBibliography中文标题、摘要、关键词The Cultural Connotations and the Translation of Color Terms in Chinese and EnglishAuthor：　 Number： Tutor： Abstract: We live in a colorful world. There are many color words in the world. Color words have rich cultural connotations. Resulting from different social cultures, historical processes and geographic conditions, English and Chinese color terms reflect the difference in the cultural aspects such as social values, customs, color preference etc. Therefore, it is of significance to have a study on the cultural connotations of basic color terms between English and Chinese. The thesis deals with cultural connotations of basic color words in English and Chinese and introduces several translation methods by several examples. By the contrastive study of cultural connotations of basic color terms between English and Chinese, we can know more about what is going on in people's mind, in their language and culture. Therefore, in translation practice, what is important is to break the cultural barriers and convey the source cultural faithfully ...更多and effectively.Keywords: color terms; cultural connotations; translationI. Introduction1.1 Definition of Basic Color Terms and Cultural Connotations We live in a colorful world. To satisfy our daily necessities, people use a great number of color terms to represent colors. For instance, it is seemed that there are over three thousand color words in English. Moreover, our eyes can be able to distinguish seven million colors, for most of which we do not have any expressions available at all. Generally speaking, the color words in English can be divided into two categories: basic color terms and object color terms. There are so many color terms in English and Chinese that we cannot discuss all of them, thus in this thesis, the discussion will focus on the field of basic color terms.However, it’s difficult to give a accurate definition to basic color terms. There are many versions of definition to basic color terms, among which the most acceptable is given by Berlin and Kay. In their Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution, Berlin and Kay lay out four basic criteria to judge whether a color word is basic or not. In the case of basic color terms, we often take it for granted that the color terms are originally used to refer to the physical features of color categories, but we should keep in mind that the color system is partially determined by the cultural needs instead of being solely based upon their physical features.1.2 Background of Research on Color TermsColor terms are common linguistic phenomenon in all cultures. The study of color terms has caused great interest for many scholars abroad or at home, and they have studied the phenomenon of color terns from different perspectives. This section aims to summarize and briefly comment on the previous research.1.2.1Research on Basic Color Terms in Foreign CountriesPlato holds that the process of perceiving colors of human beings should satisfy three basic conditions: 1) a light source; 2) a reflector or an object which can reflect light; and 3) a functional eye that can receive the reflected light. (Sloane, 1991: 54). Aristotle pays much attention to the typology of color ingredients. According to him, simple-colors are related to some basic elements in the physical world and are mixtures of “black” and “white”.Brent Berlin and Paul Kay wrote a book Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution, the basic color terms are the prototypes in the different color categories for they best show the color of their own category.1.2.2 Research on Basic Color Terms in ChinaColor terms appear in ancient China. In mordent times, more and more Chinese scholars study on color terms.English Words of Color Arid Sound and Their Translation by Zhang Peiji was published in 1964. He makes a detailed description of the usages of almost all the color terms in English. Since the 1980s, the study on color terms goes further. Liu Yunquan published his The Beauty of Language in Colors, in which he gave a systematic introduction of the categories and functions of the Chinese color terms.In the recent 18 years, more works focusing on basic color terms between。