A Language and Culture Comparative Study of Three Primary Colors in English and Chinese Idioms and Usual Expressions from the Perspective of Metaphorical Cognition
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.044How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- three primary colors; idioms and usual expressions; metaphorical cognition
- Abstract
Color terms, especially the three primary colors, bear the weight of basic meaning of color in English and Chinese idioms and usual expressions. The same color has different meanings in different languages, thus it makes Native English speakers and Native Chinese speakers who use other foreign languages puzzled. Therefore, it is necessary to make a language and culture comparative study of the meanings of three primary colors in English and Chinese idioms and usual expressions. This essay uses metaphors and cognition to make the comparative study between color idioms and usual expressions in English and Chinese. It aims at revealing the similarities and dissimilarities of metaphorical cognitive meanings of three primary colors in English and Chinese idioms and usual expressions. This essay provides a perspective for the role of cultural variation of metaphor and plays a role in overcoming the language barriers in communication.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
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TY - CONF AU - Pu Meng PY - 2022 DA - 2022/02/01 TI - A Language and Culture Comparative Study of Three Primary Colors in English and Chinese Idioms and Usual Expressions from the Perspective of Metaphorical Cognition BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 241 EP - 245 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220131.044 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.044 ID - Meng2022 ER -