海外英语(中旬刊)
海外英語(中旬刊)
해외영어(중순간)
OVERSEAS ENGLISH
2011年
5期
303-304,312
,共3页
national slur(words of offensive nationality)%Dutch expressions%perjoration of meaning,cultural communication
National slur is a linguistic form expressing unequal treatment of one ethnic group by another. It is the direct result of national xenophobia, which is usually formed through semantic degradation by giving nicknames or derogatory terms and making proverbs. The associative meaning of a nation-specific word is often rendered to give insult to this ethnic group in confrontation or opposition with the nation in dominance of their shared language. This paper revolves around the formation, application, cultural connotation, and the proper understanding of national slurs on Dutch. After a thorough analysis of national slurs on Dutch as well as a careful induction and deduction about words of offensive nationality concerning "Dutch", the perjoration of word meaning in Dutch expressions can be clearly pictured in this paper. Thus, the national slurs on Dutch can reveal itself more profoundly. Born the cultural awareness of national slur in mind under such a pretext, special attention can be adequately given in understanding and conveying the cultural connotation of Dutch expressions.Therefore, the study of national slurs on Dutch will effectively facilitate cultural communication.
