摘 要
英语和汉语中均有大量表示颜色的颜色词。其中的基本颜色词是本论文探讨的重点。由于英汉语言的不同，英汉基本颜色词在构词上也各有特点。本论文对两种语言中基本颜色词的构词特点进行了归纳和分析，发现英语基本颜色词的构词特点表现在简单词、派生词、合成词和短语词这四个方面；汉语基本颜色词则表现在象形汉字、比喻构词和词性的灵活性三方面。基本颜色词反映出社会心理、风俗习惯、价值取向等文化因素方面的差异。本文对英汉基本颜色词中运用最为频繁的六组颜色词，即黑、白、红、黄、绿、蓝的文化内涵进行了对比和诠释。 因为英汉基本颜色词具有相近或相异的文化内涵，在跨文化交际中它们影响着人们的心理感受和制约着人们的行为，我们从日常生活、商业领域和国际事件方面 简要地讨论了其非言语运用。语言是文化的载体与映射，因此研究英汉基本颜色词的文化内涵对在跨文化交际、英语教学和翻译中得体运用和恰当处理颜色词具有现实意义，同时也留下更大空间给语言学者们进行更为深入的研究。
关键词：颜色； 基本颜色词； 构词； 文化内涵； 非言语运用
ABSTRACT
In both English and Chinese, there are a great number of color words expressing the colors in the world. The basic color terms in English and Chinese are what we mainly study in this thesis. As English and Chinese are two different languages, the basic color terms in English and Chinese have their own word-formation characteristics respectively. So we have done some classification and elucidation on the word-formation characteristics of English and Chinese basic color terms and found that the word-formation characteristics of English basic color terms are mainly represented in simple word, derivative word, compound word and phrase while those of Chinese basic color terms are in pictographic Chinese character, figurative formation and flexibility in part of speech. Basic color terms reflect cultural diversities in the aspects such as social psychology, customary habits as well as value orientations. In this thesis we make contrast and analysis on the most frequently used six pairs of English and Chinese basic color terms---black, white, red, yellow, green and blue. There are similarities as well as differences in their cultural connotations. Because of the cultural connotations of basic color terms, in the view of sense, colors also influence our psychological feelings and behaviors. So we have done some brief discussion on the nonverbal uses of colors in the aspects of daily life, business and international affairs. Language is the carrier and reflection of culture. The study of basic color terms is significant in cross-cultural communication, English language teaching and learning, and translation. Meanwhile, there are still much room left to scholars for further study and research.
Key words: color; basic color terms; word-formation; cultural connotation; nonverbal uses
Contents
Introduction 1
1. Characteristics of English and Chinese Basic Color Terms 2
1.1 Word-formation Characteristics of English Basic Color Terms 2
1.1.1 Simple Word 2
1.1.2 Derivative Word 2
1.1.3 Compound Word 3
