A Contrastive Study of Cultural Connotation between English and Chinese Numerical Idioms 英语专业毕业论文.doc

A Contrastive Study of Cultural Connotation between English and Chinese Numerical Idioms Acknowledgements This thesis would not have been possible without the assistance and help of many people. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to those who have contributed to the completion of this thesis in one way or another. First and foremost, I would like to give my many heart-felt thanks to my supervisor, Mr. , without whose encouragement and supervision this thesis could never have been produced. His encouragement and generosity let me believe that I could get this thesis done. He spent a lot of his valuable time discussing the questions concerned in my thesis. I would also like to give my great gratitude to my classmates and friends who put considerable time and efforts into their comments on the draft. Finally, I am greatly indebted to my parents, who have always been a source of confidence and inspiration for me. They offer advice whenever I have to make a choice, but give me full freedom to choose my life. 摘要 众所周知，习语是语言中文化积淀最深厚的部分，集中了语言和语言使用者的历史和文化，是语言的精华，是达到语言学习目的的重点和难点（张镇华，2007）。习语是人类文化的结晶，是民族文化的核心与精华，具有强烈的文化特征。数字是人类社会发展进程中起着重要作用的一个因素，因此语言中存在大量与数字相关的习语。由于英汉文化的共通性和思维方式的相似性，人们会对同一数字产生相同或相似的联想，但是，由于英汉民族在自然环境、社会制度、风俗习惯、宗教信仰及思维方式等方面又存在差异，形成了各具特色的民族文化。文化的差异导致人们对同一数字赋予不同的情感和联想，而不同的数字可能产生相同或相似的联想。本文着眼于英汉民族对数字的不同喜好，探析数字习语的文化内涵及意义的差异。首先，本文从文化、数字和语言三者的比较出发，分析其内在联系，其次，英汉数字习语的文化内涵都与民族心理、神话宗教有着十分密切的关系，因此本文从这些方面详细分析阐述英汉数字习语不同的文化内涵及意义。关键词数字习语文化内涵数字文化 Abstract As we all know, idioms，considered as the elite of that language，are the most culture-accumulated part of a language, conveying the history and culture of the language and the it’s users. (Zhang Zhenhua, 2007:1). Idioms，tinged with unique national colors， are crystallizations of human culture as well as the essence of language. Numbers play a vital role in the development of human society. Therefore，numerous idioms related to numbers have emerged. Due to the simi