Color terms and color term acquisition in damara

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-207

  Davies, Ian R L ^a   Roling, Penny ^a   Corbett, Greville G ^a   Xoagub, Fritz ^a   Xoagub, Jomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956782555     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: 15481395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jlin.1997.7.2.181     Document Type: Article

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