Naming the Rainbow: Colour Language, Colour Science, and Culture - Softcover

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Dedrick, D.

 
9789401723831: Naming the Rainbow: Colour Language, Colour Science, and Culture
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ISBN 10: 9401723834 ISBN 13: 9789401723831
Publisher: Springer, 2013

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Synopsis

Part One: The Foundations of the Universalist Tradition in Colour Naming Research. Introduction. I. Colour Naming and Whorf's Hypothesis. II. Psychophysics and Colour Naming. III. Colour Naming and the Brain. IV. Language, Mind, and Brain: A Summary. Part Two: Colour Naming: Constraints, Cognition, and Culture. V. Composite Colour Categories and the Evolution of Systems of Colour Naming. VI. The Non-Naturalness of Colour Categories. VII. Culture and Colour Naming. Conclusion: Colour Naming, Cognition, and Culture. Appendix: Criticism of Berlin and Kay, and Rosch. Notes. References. Name Index.

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9401723834
ISBN 13 
9789401723831
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
236

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