声明
ACKNOWLEGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Ⅰ INTRODUCTION
Chapter Ⅱ COLOR,BASIC COLOR TERMS AND CULTURE
2.1 Definition of Color
2.1.1 Scientific definition
2.1.2 Physiological definition
2.1.3 Psychological definition
2.2 Basic Color Terms and Culture
Chapter Ⅲ SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT ASSOCIATIVE MEANINGS OF BASIC COLOR TERMS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH
3.1 Associative Meaning of Words
3.2 Similar Associations of Color Terms
3.2.1 White
3.2.2.Black
3.2.3 Red
3.2.4 Green
3.2.5 Yellow
3.2.6 Blue
3.2.7 Purple
3.2.8 Pink
3.2.9 Gray
3.3 Different Associations of Color Terms
3.3.1 White and Bai
3.3.2 Black and Hei
3.3.3 Red and Hong
3.3.4 Green and Lv
3.3.5 Yellow and Huang
3.3.6 Blue and Lan
Chapter Ⅳ REASONS FOR DIFFERENCES IN ASSOCIATIONS OF BASIC COLOR TERMS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE
4.1 Living Environment
4.1.1 Chinese Agriculture Civilization and the Worship of the Color of “Yellow’’ and ‘‘Red’’
4.1.2 The Ocean Civilization in the Western World and More Associations of the Color of ‘‘Blue’’
4.2 Religion and Belief
4.2.1 General Introduction
4.2.2 Colors in the Bible
4.2.3 The Book of Changes
4.3 Social Convention
4.4 Different Mode of Thinking
4.5 Special Meanings in Special History Background
4.6 People’s Different Points of View to Observe Colors
Chapter Ⅴ CONCLUSION
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