Synchronic variability and diachronic change in basic color terms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7903005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Kay (0000-0001-6279-8263, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-270 |
| Publication date | 1975-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language in Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047404500006667 |
| OpenAlex | W2163213489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 56 |
| References cited | 11 |
The main purpose of this paper is to relate recent findings regarding the evolution of basic color term systems to current research in linguistic variation and language change. More specifically it is to provide in the area of lexical semantics a demonstration of the hypothesis that all linguistic change has its roots in synchronic heterogeneity of the speech community (cf. Weinreich, Labov & Herzog (1968: 188) for a general statement of this position, also many empirical demonstrations already reported, such as those by Labov (1972) and Wang (1969) in phonology and by Bickerton (1973) in syntax). Before taking up this topic, I summarize some recent revisions in the basic color term theory itself. (Ethnographic semantics, color terms, language variation, evolutionary universals in linguistic change
Language change · Lexical Semantics · Problem of universals · Variation (astronomy · Categorization, perception, and language · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Linguistic Variation and Morphology
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| Unique citing works | 56 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,12 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2025 (50) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 55 |