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1、AnalysistheCulturalDifferencesofAnimalWordsbetweenWestandEast[Abstract]Inthelongcourseofthedevelopmentofhumanhistory,animalsalwaysmaintainacloserelationshipwithhumanbeings,andplayansignificantroleintheexistenceanddevelopmentofhuman.Thecloserelationcomeintobeinghumancomplexfeelingsoffondn
2、ess,sympathyorantipathytoanimals.Becauseofthedifferentfeelingsofdifferentanimals,peopleoftenuseanimalstoexpresstheirfeelings.TherearesomanywordswhichhaveacloserelationwithanimalsinbothEnglishandChineseculture.Thevocabulariesofdifferentlanguagereflectdifferencesofculturaldevelopmentandcon
3、notations.Ontheotherhand,theevolutionofanimalwordsalsocanreflectthechangeofsocietyinsomeaspects.Becauseoftheinfluenceofculturalingredientinhistory,custom,value,history,custom,pricing?view,religion,?belief?andotherfactors,the?two?languages,Chinese?and?English,?give?their?unique?culturalco
4、nnotations?to?animal?words.TheaimofthispaperistousesomeexamplestoanalyzethedifferentculturalconnotationofWestandEastanimalwords,andbycontrastingthedifferencesofcustom,religion,geography,andhistory,wecanknowthereasonthatwhythesedifferenceswerecausedmoreclearly.Thispapercanhelpforeignlangu
5、agelearnerunderstandandlearnlanguagemoreeasily,sothattohelppeopledowellinthecross-culturalcommunicationsmoothlyandproperly.[KeyWords]Animal?Words;West;East;Cultural?Connotation?1.IntroductionLanguageisthetoolthathumanbeingscanuseittocommunicatewitheachother,sharedifferentviews.Differentl
6、anguagesometimesshowdifferentculture.Therearerichculturalconnotationsbesidestheliteralmeaningofeachwordindifferentlanguagesanddifferentculturalbackgrounds,becausetherearemanydifferencesincustom,history,wayofthinking,religionandotheraspectsofculturalfactorsbetweenEnglishandChinese.Thesedi
7、fferencesgivemanyChineseandEnglishanimalwordssomespecificmeaningorculturalconnotations,andreflectthedifferencesintheirownculturaldevelopmentrespectively.Languageispartofculture,therefore,itisimpossibletoreallylearnthelanguageifyoudon’tknowthemodelandguidelinesofculture.La