Asymmetry of Color Words in ChineseEnglish Translation颜色词在英汉翻译中的不对性.doc
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1、Asymmetry of Color Words in Chinese-English Translation 颜色词在英汉翻译中的不对性 摘 要词汇在语言中最为活跃,词汇中的颜色词意义丰富,它们这些特定的意义是不同民族在不同的环境下长期铸就而成的。英汉颜色词在两种语言中的意义既有相同和相似之处,也存在着很多差异,因而要正确译出英汉语中大量与基本色彩有关的词语,关键是准确把握这些色彩词的基本语义和引申义。本论文旨在对英汉常用颜色词的意义进行比较,进一步找出其不同点;并且在分析差异产生的原因上,提出了克服差异所产生的障碍,对顺利进行跨文化交际和英汉双语翻译有一定的指导意义。在英汉语际间翻译时要充
2、分考虑到他们的不同之处, 特别是不同的文化含义。关键词:颜色词;文化;翻译 AbstractWords are one of the most active elements in a language. Color words connotative meanings can be very different from culture to culture due to different historical background, geography, customs and tradition. In a way, the meanings of color words can re
3、flect certain aspects of a culture. Both accurate interpretation and expression of color words depend on the profound understanding of a culture. To successfully translate those expressions including basic color words from English to Chinese or vise versa, it is a key step to master the basic and ex
4、tended meaning of the color words. The paper tries to compare some color words in their usage, further to explore the difference between English and Chinese, And in analyzing the reason why the difference produces, this paper puts forward the idea of overcoming the obstacle resulted from the differe
5、nce, which has certain directive significance in smoothly carrying on cross-cultural communication and English-Chinese bilingual translation. Therefore, translators have to be aware of the cultural differences in both languages. Key words: color words; cultural; translationContents摘 要 .iAbstract .ii
6、Introduction.1Chapter1 Brief Introduction of Color Words.31.1 Definition of Color Words.31.2 Classification of Color Words.4Chapter2 Comparison of Basic Color Words in Chinese and English.62.1 Red.62.2 White.72.3 Black.82.4 Yellow.92.5 Green102.6 Blue.11Chapter3 Analysis of Causes for Their Asymmetr
7、y on Translation.133.1 Different Environment Causing Asymmetry.133.2 Different Reasoning Causing Asymmetry143.3Different Idiomatic Expressions Causing Asymmetry.15Chapter4 Strategies of Dealing with the Asymmetry on Translation.17 4.1 Contacting the context.174.2 Complying with Cultural Habits.184.3
8、 Distinguishing the nuances.194.4 Using Figurative Meanings.20Conclusion.22Bibliography24AcknowledgementsIntroductionIt is commonly acknowledged that language and culture are closely related. On one hand, as Rebecca and Neil(1995:201) put it: language is one of the most important symbol systems in a
9、ny culture. Douglas once said, “A language is a part of culture and culture is a part of language, the two are intricately interwoven so that one can not separate the two without losing the significance of either language or culture” (Douglas, 1980: 76). To understand one language, understanding its
10、 culture is one must. Color is perception of people to the objective world. In human language there are great numbers of color terms recording color of the world. These color terms are often used in human language, so gradually they are endowed with rich emotional elements and cultural connotations.
11、 In cross-cultural communication, different nations with different cultural backgrounds or people of the same nations with the same backgrounds but belonging to different social groups or social classes have different perception of various colors. The different perception so colors result in a serie
12、s of associative meanings of color terms. Misunderstanding and misreading occurs from time to time and serious problems have even been caused in communications. Thus appropriate translating of color terms is becoming more and more urgent,which is also beneficial to the cultural exchange and can help
13、 to enrich cultures on both sides. As we know, the unavoidable existence of cultural differences coded in Chinese and English color terms determines the impossibility of complete transference of culture. The focus of the thesis is the color words translation and the approaches to them emerging in cu
14、ltural differences.This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one describes the color words, giving a brief introduction. Chapter Two and Three serve as the main body of this thesis, the former being the contrastive study of color terms in the two languages, while the latter approaches to the cu
15、ltural differences in the process of translating color terms. And at the end of this thesis, namely, in the last chapter, offer some recommendations for translation.Chapter 1Brief Introduction of Color WordsThe color is a kind of human beings aesthesia in the objective world. Various colors exist in
16、 the nature or in social life. The so-called “beautiful world” or “colorful life” proves that peoples actual life is closely related to color. Therefore, it is important for a translator to know color words.1.1 Definition of Color WordsColor words, in whatever languages, are words used for describin
17、g the colors of different kinds of things. This definition is well known throughout the word, from the scientific definition, color is the visual phenomenon which is caused by the launch or reflects of objects, or the penetration of light waves. It is one kind of the basic characteristics of humans
18、vision. The material world is full of all sorts of colors, almost nothing the same. The visible light such as sunlight, lights, etc. irradiates the objects; the objects abort and reflect the light waves selectively. Then, colors appear (He Guoxing, 2004: 1-2). Obviously, as a part of words, color wo
19、rds are used in writing to transmit information. In physics, it stands for the color reflected by objects.1.2 Classification of Color wordsOn account of natural true quality, the classification of English and Chinese color words and the meaning of words are unanimous on the whole. While “English and
20、 Chinese Expressions on Colors can be categorized into three kinds: basic color words (基本颜色词), color words with colors of objects (实物颜色词)和color words in shades(色差颜色词)” (Jiang Feng&Ding Lijun, 2005: 86). Firstly, the major colors in the natural world. According to John1.Saeed(2000: 74), Chinese has s
21、ix basic color words: black, white, red, yellow, green and blue. That is to say they are “赤、橙、黄、绿、青、蓝、紫” in Chinese. In English, they are “red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet”; A Physiologist Ewdald Hering observed that all color variations can be described in Terms of six colors: bl
22、ack, white, red, yellow, green and blue. Suffice it to say that the “Primary colors” (Kay, P.andC.K.MacDnaiel, 1978: 610-614), the first six of all eleven basic colors,are hardly excluded from any researchers work. Secondly, color expressions on objects, which are commonly associated with gold, silv
23、er, orange in English, and “金 、米色、银色” in Chinese. Thirdly, compound color expressions which can be found that are related to lead-gray, chestnut-brown, orange-red and so on in English, and in Chinese, they are铅灰、栗色、桔红等. From above these, color words play a very important role in Chinese and English
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