课题名称AnAnalysisoftheDifferentCulturalConnotationsofColorWordsbetweenEnglishandChinese试析颜色词的中英文化内涵差异开题报告
一、课题背景及意义(课题的立题依据及研究意义)ResearchBackground:Alanguagenotonlyexpressesfacts,ideas,oreventswhichrepresentsimilarworldknowledgebyitspeople,butalsoreflectsthepeople’sattitudes,beliefs,andworldoutlooksetc.Peopleofdifferentculturesstructuretheworldaroundthemdifferently,atleastinthelanguagetheyusetodescribethatworld.Languagesdifferenormouslyfromoneanother,andthesedifferencesarerelatedtoimportantdifferencesinthecustomsandbehaviorsandotheraspectsoftheculturesinwhichthoselanguagereside.Inaword,languageisamirrorofculture.Whenwelearnanewwordwetendtolookforitsmeaningintheworditself.Yetinadditiontoitsdictionarymeanings,thesamewordmaystirupdifferentassociationsinpeople,becauseofculturaldifferences.Inourdailylife,colorwordsarethecommonillustrationsoftheculturaldifferencesinlanguageuse.InChineseandEnglishcultures,colorwordsareinthesamewayinfluencedbycultures,andusedwidelyinpeople’sdailylife.ResearchSignificance:AsthedifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternculturesledtotheunderstandingofthecolorwordsarenotthesame.Colorwordscontainalotofdeepmeaning,impliesadifferentethnicfeelings.Ifwedonottakeintoaccounttheimpactofculturaldifferences,wearedifficulttounderstandtheimplicitmeaningofcolorwords.Thesignificanceofthisthesisistoenableabetterunderstandingofcolorwords,inordertoenhancecommunicationskills,avoidconflictofcultures.二、课题研究现状及发展趋势(课题研究领域的发展现状及可能的发展方向)ResearchStatus:Studyofcolorwordshaslongattractedlinguists’attention.Thebrightlightsoftheobjectiveworldandforhumankindasawholearethesame,butthenationallanguageorindifferentbooksofdifferentagesordifferentgeographicaldialectsoftenbefoundtohavedifferentunderstandingaboutcolorwords.Thisconcentratedandfullyprovethatlanguageistheresultofhumancognitiontounderstandandexpresstheobjectiveworld,differentgroupsofpeopleincognitiveunderstandingandexpressionoftheworld,duetothedifferentnaturalenvironment,sociallife,culturaltraditions.Studyofcolorwordsindifferentlanguagesbetweenthesimilaritiesanddifferences.Thesameobjectcanlookathowthedifferencesincognitivetermsshowingsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenhowthesocialandculturaldifferencesandfurtherexpansionofthesemanticdifferences,whichforthecognitivelinguistics,comparativelinguisticsandculture,linguistics,andonsecondlanguageteachingofappliedlinguisticshasanimportantsignificance..ResearchTendency:21stcentury’scolorwordsstudyshouldstresstheoriginalityonresearchbasedontheachievementsofthepreviousscholars,domesticorabroad.Thestudyshouldkeeptrackofthelatestdevelopmentofcolorwords,makingbreakthrough,upgradingtheresearchquality.三、研究内容及研究目标(对研究的内容进行说明,并阐明要达到的目标)
ResearchContents:A.CulturalConnotationsofBlackandReflectionsinIdioms1.PositiveConnotationsandTheirReflectionsinIdioms1.1BlackIsAssociatedWiththeSolemnandtheDignified1.2BlackIsAssociatedWithProfit1.3BlackIsAssociatedWiththeBlackPeople2.NegativeConnotationsandTheirReflectionsinIdioms2.1BlackIsAssociatedWiththeDeath2.2BlackIsAssociatedWiththeEvilandUnfortunate2.3BlackIsAssociatedWiththeShameandDisgraceful2.4BlackIsAssociatedWithAngerB.CulturalConnotationsofWhiteandReflectionsinIdioms1.PositiveConnotationsandTheirReflectionsinIdioms1.1WhiteIsAssociatedWiththePureandLucky1.2WhiteIsAssociatedWithIntegrityandHonesty2.NegativeConnotationsandReflectionsinIdioms2.1WhiteIsAssociatedWithDeathandPoor2.2WhiteIsAssociatedWithWorthlessandTimidC.CulturalConnotationsofRedandReflectionsinIdioms1.PositiveConnotationsandTheirReflectionsinIdioms1.1RedIsAssociatedWithHonorandLove2.NegativeConnotationsandTheirReflectionsinIdioms2.1RedisAssociatedwiththeObscenity2.2RedIsAssociatedWithRevolutionandSocialism.2.3RedIsAssociatedWithDangerandLossD.CulturalConnotationsofYellowandReflectionsinIdioms1.PositiveConnotationsandTheirReflectionsinIdioms1.1YellowIsAssociatedWiththeNoble1.2YellowIsAssociatedWiththeJoyandMissing2.NegativeConnotationsandTheirReflectionsinIdioms2.1YellowIsAssociatedWiththeVulgarandExaggerative2.2YellowIsAssociatedWiththeCowardandDiseaseResearchObjectives:IwritethisthesisinordertomakeEnglishlearnershaveabetterunderstandingoftheculturalmeaningofcolorwordsandenhancecommunicationskills,avoidconflictinWesternculture.四、预计的研究难点(课题研究过程中可能遇到的理论难题或技术难点)Withthechangingsociety,peoplehaveaviewofthingsmayhavediametricallyoppositepointofview,howisthecolorofthewordhasbecomemoreauthoritativetobeaproblem;howtogetpeopletoattachimportancetotheimpliedmeaningofcolorwordswhichmayleadtoculturalconflictisalsoaproblem.Asthecolorwordsinreallife,thewidelyused,itisdifficultinapapersummarizing,sohowtoformthecolorwordsoftheformationofaneffectivesystemisadifficult.Possibleproblemsalsocontain:(1)Limitedavailabilityofhelpfuldata,especiallythebooksorarticleswrittenbythenativescholars;(2)Difficultyinthepresentationofinsightfulideasandtheattainmentinoriginalityduetolackoftheknowledgerelated.五、创新点(选题、观点、理论、材料、方法等创新点)TheEnglishlanguageisdevelopingconstantly,keepingabsorbingmorecolorwords.WhatisnewinmythesisisthatItrytofocusmystudyoncolorwordsinmodernEnglish,makingtheresearchkeeppacewiththetimes,withthelatestdevelopmentinloanwords.六、进度计划(根据研究内容及研究目标所预计的进度安排)1.Nov.16th-Nov.22nd,2008Subjectselecting&topicnarrowing2.Nov.23rd-Dec.20th,2008Datagathering3.Dec.21st-Jan.10th,2009Openingreport&detailedoutline4.Jan.11th-Feb.8th,2009Literaturereview5.Feb.9th-Mar.14th,2009Firstdraft6.Mar.15th-Apr.10th,2009Seconddraft7.Apr.11th-Apr.20th,2009Finalversion8.Apr.27th-May14th,2009Printing9.May17th-May25th,2009Thesisdebate七、资料来源(指能够支持“课题背景”、“课题研究现状及发展趋势”所论述内容的主要文献资料)
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