| ABSTRACT | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| ·Animal Words in General | 第8-9页 |
| ·Cultural Connotation of Animal Words | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Value and Research Approach | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Organization of This Thesis | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Prerequisites for the Cross-cultural Study of Animal Words | 第15-34页 |
| ·The Concept of Language | 第15-19页 |
| ·Word and Its Connotation | 第19-26页 |
| ·The Notion of Culture | 第26-30页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language and Culture | 第30-34页 |
| ·Interactive Relationship of Language and Culture | 第30-32页 |
| ·Divergences of Language and Culture | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Comparative Study of English and Chinese Animal Words | 第34-52页 |
| ·Identical Animal Words Sharing Similar Cultural Connotations | 第34-36页 |
| ·Identical Animal Words Sharing Different Connotations in the Two Cultures | 第36-44页 |
| ·Some Animal Words with Commendatory Meaning in English, but with Derogatory Meaning in Chinese | 第36-39页 |
| ·Some Animal Words with Commendatory Meaning in Chinese, but with Derogatory Meaning in English | 第39-44页 |
| ·Different Animal Words Sharing Similar Cultural Connotations | 第44-47页 |
| ·Blankness of Animal Words in English and in Chinese | 第47-52页 |
| ·Unique Animal Words in Chinese | 第47-49页 |
| ·Unique Animal Words in English | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Factors Inflnencing Different Cultural Connotations | 第52-65页 |
| ·Geographical Influence in Animal Words | 第52-54页 |
| ·Customary Influence in Animal Words | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Influence of History | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Influence of Religion and World View | 第57-61页 |
| ·The Influence of Literature | 第61-63页 |
| ·Myth, Legend and Fable | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Implications on Intercultural Communication | 第65-78页 |
| ·Misunderstanding in Intercultural Communication | 第65-70页 |
| ·Difference of Lexical Level | 第67-68页 |
| ·Difference of Eating Habits | 第68-69页 |
| ·Daily Conversation | 第69-70页 |
| ·Interaction between Chinese and English | 第70-72页 |
| ·The Necessity of Improving Chinese Students' Communicative Competence | 第72-78页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第78-81页 |
| REFERENCES | 第81-84页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第84-85页 |
