英语动物词的社会文化内涵

The Formation of English Animal Words and Their Cultural Connotations

本文对英语动物词的雌雄性表示法、动物成幼表示法、动物肉类表示法以及动物词和带有动物词的词组及习语的含义进行分析 ,从而揭示出其所反映的社会文化内涵。

This paper mainly dwells on some English expressions of animals, such as their gendre, the younger ones and the meat. And special attention is given to the cultural connotations reflected in the animal words, their relevant phrases and idioms.