%0 Book %1 kay2009world %A Kay, Paul %A Berlin, Brent %A Maffi, Luisa %A Merrifield, William R. %A Cook, Richard %B CSLI Lecture Notes %C Stanford, California %D 2009 %I CSLI Publications %K 78-02-optics-electromagnetic-theory-research-exposition 91e30-psychophysics-and-psychophysiology-perception 91f20-linguistics colour %T The world color survey %U https://web.stanford.edu/group/cslipublications/cslipublications/site/9781575864150.shtml %V 159 %X The 1969 publication of Brent Berlin and Paul Kay's Basic Color Terms (also available from CSLI Publications) proved explosive and controversial. Contrary to the then-popular doctrine of random language variation, Berlin and Kay's multilingual study of color nomenclature indicated a cross-cultural and almost universal pattern in the selection of colors that received abstract names in each language. The ensuing debate helped reform the views of anthropologists, linguists, and psychologists alike. After four decades in print, Basic Color Terms now has a sequel: in this book, Kay, Berlin, Luisa Maffi, William R. Merrifield, and Richard S. Cook authoritatively extend the original survey, studying 110 additional unwritten languages in detail and in situ. The results are presented even more clearly than before, with charts showing the overall palette of color terms within each language as well as the levels of agreement among speakers. The raw data are also available online. Paul Kay is Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, University of California at Berkley and Senior Research Scientist at International Computer Science Institute at Berkley. Brent Berlin is Graham Perdue Professor of Anthropology and Director of Center for Latin American and Carribean Studdies, University of Georgia, Athens. Luisa Maffi is Director of Terralingua, Washington, D.C. The late Professor William Merrifield was a member of SIL International and taught at the University of Texas, Dallas. Richard Cook is a researcher at International Computer Science Institute. University of California, Berkley. %@ 9781575864150 1575864150

@book{kay2009world, abstract = { The 1969 publication of Brent Berlin and Paul Kay's Basic Color Terms (also available from CSLI Publications) proved explosive and controversial. Contrary to the then-popular doctrine of random language variation, Berlin and Kay's multilingual study of color nomenclature indicated a cross-cultural and almost universal pattern in the selection of colors that received abstract names in each language. The ensuing debate helped reform the views of anthropologists, linguists, and psychologists alike. After four decades in print, Basic Color Terms now has a sequel: in this book, Kay, Berlin, Luisa Maffi, William R. Merrifield, and Richard S. Cook authoritatively extend the original survey, studying 110 additional unwritten languages in detail and in situ. The results are presented even more clearly than before, with charts showing the overall palette of color terms within each language as well as the levels of agreement among speakers. The raw data are also available online. Paul Kay is Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, University of California at Berkley and Senior Research Scientist at International Computer Science Institute at Berkley. Brent Berlin is Graham Perdue Professor of Anthropology and Director of Center for Latin American and Carribean Studdies, University of Georgia, Athens. Luisa Maffi is Director of Terralingua, Washington, D.C. The late Professor William Merrifield was a member of SIL International and taught at the University of Texas, Dallas. Richard Cook is a researcher at International Computer Science Institute. University of California, Berkley.}, added-at = {2022-03-20T23:47:37.000+0100}, address = {Stanford, California}, author = {Kay, Paul and Berlin, Brent and Maffi, Luisa and Merrifield, William R. and Cook, Richard}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24a6fb3357df82b76c8e4e1a5efd17e08/gdmcbain}, interhash = {823842a06ca265b79abb6239fadd963f}, intrahash = {4a6fb3357df82b76c8e4e1a5efd17e08}, isbn = {9781575864150 1575864150}, keywords = {78-02-optics-electromagnetic-theory-research-exposition 91e30-psychophysics-and-psychophysiology-perception 91f20-linguistics colour}, publisher = {CSLI Publications}, refid = {1131504463}, series = {CSLI Lecture Notes}, timestamp = {2022-03-20T23:47:37.000+0100}, title = {The world color survey}, url = {https://web.stanford.edu/group/cslipublications/cslipublications/site/9781575864150.shtml}, volume = 159, year = 2009 }