英语中外的颜色文化差异-(课堂PPT)

CultureDifferenceofColorWordsbyYiYang12颜色Color&CultureThesymbolicsignificanceofvariouscolorsindifferentnationallanguagesoftendiffersalotinfeature,someofwhichevenarouseadvocatingandtaboostowardscolorsrespectively.Thesymbolicsignificanceofthisdifferenceincolorbetweendifferentculturesisduetothedifferentculturalandhistoricalbackground.RED34颜色REDinchinaSinceredcoloristhesymbolofgoodluck,happiness,success,health,harmony,peaceandprosperity.5颜色REDinWesternculturesRedisthecolorofblood,symbolizinglife,passionandenthusiasm,celebration,andconfidence.Ontheotherhand,redalsosymbolizestemper,anger,danger,crimeandviolence,becauseitistheGodofWar.6ANGER7REDWHITE89颜色WHITEinchinawhitesymbolizespurity,brightnessandclearness.ExpressionsofnegativemeaningswithwhitemaydatebacktotheperiodfromHantoTangdynastywhenreferringtothepopulaceweresopoorthattheycouldnotaffordtodyethecloth,thenwhitebegantobeassociatedwithpoverty.Itwassaidghostsorspiritsusuallyappearedinwhite.Thenwhitebegantobeassociatedwithdeathandwasusedtosymbolizeterrorandevil.10WHITEinwesterncultureInwesternculture,abridewearsalongwhiteskirtandveilandholdsawhitelilyattheweddingceremony,becausethecolortraditionallysymbolizespurity,holiness,cleanness,openness,truth,honesty,kindness.11BIACK1213颜色BLACKinchinablackwasregardedasthekingofallcolorsinancientchinaandthesinglecolorworshipedthelongest.blackalsosymbolizesdeath,fearandillegalforces.DEATH14Disaster1516颜色BLACKinWesternculturesInEnglishculture,blackisatabootodeathandillomen,andforeignersusuallywornatfuneralstoexpresssadnessandheavymood.So,blackisusuallyassociatedwithhopelessness,gloominess,wickedness,eventoexpressangeranddeath.Evil17Dark18YELLOW1920颜色YellowinchinaPower,majestythecentreisyellow212223颜色Yellowinwesterncultureyellowsymbolizesabjection,suspicion.BecauseofJudas,whobetrayedJesus,woreayellowrobe.24Thanksforwatching!25