Colour categories and category acquisition in Himba and English

Progress in Colour Studies

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 159-172

  Roberson, Debi ^a   Davidoff, Jules ^b   Davies, Ian R L ^c   Shapiro, Laura R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650755727     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1075/z.pics2     Document Type: Chapter

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