英汉习语的民族文化差异性的比较研究

论文摘要

习语,作为语言的精华,是经过人们长期使用、千锤百炼而形成的语言形式,它在很大程度上依赖于特定的社会文化背景。所以说,习语是语言中最富于文化内涵的部分。习语产生于文化,反过来,习语又反映文化的各个方面。语言学家Hudson在其著作《社会语言学》(Sociolinguistics)一书中明确指出：“许多语言特征也是文化特征。”通过研究一个民族语言中的习语,人们可以了解到该民族文化的一些特征。Nida (1993)也曾说过：“文化对词语、习语的意义的影响是非常深远的,如果没有认真的研究背景,就难以透彻地理解习语的深刻含义。”习语正像一面镜子,我们可以透过它清晰地看到丰富多彩的民族文化。本论文通过对比研究英汉习语,找出英汉两个民族在自然环境、历史发展、宗教信仰、传统道德价值观念、风俗习惯等方面的差异。从而使人们更深刻地了解英汉两个民族间的文化差异,对英语教学和对外汉语教学方面有着重要意义和价值。同时,了解和掌握英汉习语的文化内涵,有助于更好地理解和掌握英汉习语的准确含义,从而提高跨文化交际的能力。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 中文摘要
• Introduction
• 0.1 The importance and purpose of the study
• 0.2 The status quo on the comparative study of English and Chinese idioms
• 0.3 Outline of the thesis
• Chapter One What is an Idiom?
• 1.1 Definitions of idiom in dictionaries
• 1.2 Dedinitions of idiom made by scholars and experts
• 1.3 The range of idioms
• Chapter Two Language and Culture
• 2.1 The relationship between language and culture
• 2.2 The relationship between idiom and culture
• Chapter Three National Cultural Differences Reflected in English and Chinese Idioms
• 3.1 English and Chinese idioms and natural environment
• 3.1.1 Geographical diferences reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.1.2 Climate differences reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.2 Different historical development reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.3 English and Chinese idioms and religion
• 3.3.1 Chinese religions
• 3.3.2 Christianity in western countries
• 3.3.3 Diferent religious ideas reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.4 Differences of traditional moral values reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.5 Differences of two nations' customs reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.5.1 Different dietetic culture reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.5.2 Differences of leisure activities reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• 3.5.3 Different national cultural psychology reflected in English and Chinesenumeric idioms
• 3.5.4 Different Animal customs reflected in English and Chinese idioms
• Chapter Four Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgement
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