Tutorial on the importance of color in language and culture

Color Research and Application

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-192

  Schirillo, James A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color naming; Culture; Development; Evolution; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035371752     PISSN: 03612317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/col.1016     Document Type: Article

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