浅谈中西方谚语的文化差异

浅谈中西方谚语的文化差异

学生：罗玲指导老师：谷一明

摘要：谚语是语言文化的瑰宝，它以其深刻、简练的语言浓缩了各民族的历史文化，反映了劳动人民的生活实践经验。透过谚语的窗口来窥探中西方文化中的风俗习惯、宗教文化及思维方式的差异，令人更深刻的感悟到谚语传递的文化蕴含。本文着重从谚语折射出的对生存环境、风俗习惯、宗教信仰和道德观念四方面来探讨中西方文化的差异。通过对中西方谚语的对比研究折射出的文化差异，展现了中西方文化差异带来的异域风情！

关键词：谚语；中西方；文化差异；

Cultural Differences between English and Chinese Proverbs

Abstract: Proverbs are a treasure of language culture, with its profound and concise language condensing history and culture of various nationalities. Most reflect the practical experience of working people's life. Through the proverbial window to spy the differences of Western and Chinese social customs and habits religion, and way of thinking, people come to perceive more profound cultural implication passed on by proverbs. This article focuses on the living environment, customs, religious beliefs and moral conception reflected by the proverbs, in these four aspects to explore differences between Western Chinese culture.Through the comparative study of Chinese and Western proverbs, this demonstrates the exotic differences between Chinese and Western culture.

Key words: proverbs;west and east; cultural differences;

Contents

Introduction

Part I The definition,classifications and features of proverbs

1.1The definition of proverbs

1.2The classifications of proverbs

1.3The features of proverbs

1.3.1The particular syntactic structure

Part II The functions of proverbs

2.1 The phatic communication

2.2 Cultivation of mind and formation of behavior

2.3 Perception of the nature

2.3.1 Experience of observing weather

2.3.2 Awareness of creature’s survival and reproduction

2.4 Summarizing the experience of life

2.4.1 appropriate way of interpersonal relationship

2.4.2 experience obtained from work

Part III Cultural Difference between Western and Chinese proverbs

3.1 Different way of life

3.1.1 The majority of English proverbs concerning sailing,fishing

3.1.2 Chinese proverb associated more with agricultural production

3.1.3 Geography determines the way of life

3.2 Proverbs demonstrate the different customs

3.2.1 Different culture of pets

3.2.2 The valuation of etiquette

3.2.1.4 Chinese value friendship

3.2.1.5 Westerners are self-centered

3.3 Proverbs reflects the differences of religious belief

3.3.1 Most westerners believe in Christian

3.3.1.1 God is the supreme god

3.3.1.2 Advocation of equality

3.3.2 Chinese largely believe in buddhism,taonism,confucianism

3.3.2.1 Atheism,believe in the power of abstraction

3.3.2.2 Hierarchical,class-oriented from person to person

3.4 Proverbs embodies the differences of the moral conception

3.4.1 The different value of the public reputation

3.4.3 Ongoing discrimination against chinese women

3.4.4 western women are of high status

Conclusion

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