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S/PS/190. Seeing Red: But are you seeing the same Red I'm seeing?

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1700
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the linguistic relativity of colour descriptions arguing whether language can affect the way we see colours and making references to the theory of universal colour categories, the views of Wharf, Heider, Roberson and Davidoff, Franklin and Davies, etc. The influence of language upon thought is discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Linguistic relativity, colour, language and thought,

 
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