DifferenceofCulturalConnotationofAnimalWordsinEnglishandChineseCONTENTSAbstract…………………………………………………………………1Introduction…………………………………………………………….3Chapter1AnimalWordsandItsConnotation…............................41.1DifferentWordMeaningsfromDifferentPerspectives…..…….41.2ExamplesofDifferentAnimalWords……………………….....5Chapter2FactorsInfluencingDifferentofCulturalConnotation............................................................................62.1History………………………………………………………….62.2ReligionandBelief……………………………………………...7Chapter3theComparativeStudyofAnimalWords’CulturalConnotationbetweenEnglishandChinese…………………..93.1SameAnimalWordswithSimilarCulturalConnotations……..93.2DifferentAnimalWordswithSimilarCulturalConnotations...103.3TheRichConnotationsofAnimalWordsinChinesebutVacantinEnglish………………………................................................11Chapter4Conclusion………………………………………………..13Notes……………………………………………………………………14Bibliography…………………………………………………………..15Abstract:Languageandculturearecloselyrelatedtoeachother.Animalwordisanimportantpartofalmostallthehumanlanguages,andmanyofthemreflectparticularconnotationsinEnglishandChinese.Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,animalwordswhichhaveculturaldifferencesplayimportantrolesinthecommunicationbetweenChinaandWesternworldandtheimplicationofdifferencecannotbeneglectedinthelanguagelearning.Animalshavethecloserelationshipwithhumanbeings.Manyanimalsweretamedtobecomedomesticanimalsandservepeopleandbecomefriendsorpartofpeople’slife.Peopleassociateanimalswithnaturalphenomena,personalitiesandemotions.Theyplayveryimportantroleinthelifeofhumanbeings,sodoanimalwordsinlanguage.Manyanimalshavebecomeakindofsymbolisminpeople’sthinkingwhichisreflectedinlanguages.However,duetotheinfluenceofdifferentfactors,suchashistoryandreligion,animalwordshavedifferentconnotationswhichoftenresultinmisunderstandingincommunication.Inthisthesis,theauthorattemptstomakeacomparativeanalysistotheculturalconnotationsofanimalwordsbetweenEnglishandChinese.Keyw