解读西南少数民族崇尚的色彩语言—“黑”

Decipher "Black"——the Linguistic Symbol of ColorWorshiped by the Ethnic Minorities in Southwest China

色彩语言是指人类社会中作为信息传递手段的色彩和意义结合的符号系统。西南不少民族崇尚黑色,以黑为美,以黑为贵,就在于色彩语言中的"黑"能传递出他们所企盼的信息。影响民族尚黑习俗形成的因素是复杂多样的,主要有三大因素:一是西南地区特有的自然环境和生产方式;二是原始宗教;三是历史上的文化接触与融合。但民族尚黑习俗的形成并不要求这三大因素必须同时起作用。

Linguistic symbols of color refer to a symbolic system which combines color with meaning as a means of transmitting message in human society. Many ethnic minorities in Southwest China worship the color of black, taking black as a symbol of beauty and nobility, because ＂black＂ in the linguistic symbols of color can transmit their expected message. There are a variety of factors leading to people＇ s worship of black, and three major ones are as follows： First, the peculiar natural environment and mode of pro- duction in Southwest China; Second, primitive religion; Third, the cultural contact and blend in,history. However, the formation of the custom of black worship in a nationality does not require the three major factors to function simultaneously.