On the role of culture in color naming: Remarks on the articles of Paramei, Kay, Roberson, and Hardin on the topic of cognition, culture, and color experience

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-106

  Jameson, Kimberly A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 12944268250     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397104267886     Document Type: Review

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