Whorf and Universals of Color Nomenclature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2999746 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley R Witkowski, Cecil H Brown |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 411-420 |
| Publication date | 1982-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.38.4.3629897 |
| OpenAlex | W2329128369 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 23 |
Inherent physical-perceptual distinctiveness plays a large role in color salience. In addition, words for color referents vary in lexical salience in a way that is concordant with the physical-perceptual distinctiveness of these referents. Highly distinctive referents typically receive salient labels, while less distinctive referents receive nonsalient ones. Hence the lexical salience of color words reflects underlying physical-perceptual salience. However, in addition to mirroring physical-perceptual distinctiveness lexical salience also magnifies it. Although language does not set the agenda for color categorization, it greatly augments the salience of color categories. Thus lexical salience plays a crucial mediating and amplifying role between the physical-perceptual distinctiveness of color referents and color behavior. These findings are consistent with both a universalist interpretation of color terminology and a Whorfian hypothesis which asserts that color language exerts an active influence on human thought and behavior
Categorization · Cognitive psychology · Color vision · Linguistics · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Perception · Salience (neuroscience) · Salient · Vocabulary · Artificial Intelligence · Categorization, perception, and language · Color perception and design · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Lexical Encoding Sequences and Language Change
Whorf and His Critics
Color-Term Salience and Neurophysiology of Color Vision
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The Influence of Visual Perception on Culture1
Color Term Salience
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2017 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |