Semantic Analysis of Color Terms in Chinese Neologisms: Focusing on Black, White, and Gray

LEE, MYUNG A; Han, Yong Su

doi:10.21049/ccs.2017.47..241

A multitude of neologisms has entered the lexicon of modern Chinese society as a reflection of the changes modern Chinese society has undergone, and amid this trend, a variety of color terms has emerged. However, these neologisms of color terms in modern Chinese society are used somewhat differently from their roots. First, the achromatic color terms used in Chinese neologisms include black, white, and gray. The significance criteria generally used in these neologisms of color terms only partially express their meaning in the modern Chinese language. Second, the frequency usage of significant criteria of color terms that have emerged in Chinese neologisms reveals a relative distribution between color terms referring to black and white. The color term “black” is the most active neologism to connote its expanded meaning, followed by its basic meaning. However, the color term “white” is most actively used to connote its basic meaning, followed by its expanded meaning. Third, among the achromatic color terms used in Chinese neologisms, black and gray exhibit expansion of meaning. For example, in the context of neologisms, the color term “black” is used to symbolize “in disaster areas” and “socially discriminated against,” while “gray” is used to symbolize the “social aspect.”

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