Isbn: 9781107499881 - the semantics of colour: a historical approach (6 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This book presents the basic principles of modern colour semantics and discusses the crucial differences between modern and historical colour studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404. . 2015. Reprint. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Human societies name and classify colours in various ways. Knowing this, is it possible to retrieve colour systems from the past This book presents the basic principles of modern colour semantics, including the recognition of basic vocabulary, subsets, specialised terms and the significance of non-colour features. Each point is illustrated by case studies drawn from modern and historical languages from around the world. These include discussions of Icelandic horses, Peruvian guinea-pigs, medieval roses, the colour yellow in Stuart England, and Polynesian children's colour terms. Major techniques used in colour research are presented and discussed, such as the evolutionary sequence, Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Vantage Theory. The book also addresses whether we can understand the colour systems of the past, including prehistory, by combining various semantic techniques currently used in both modern and historical colour research with archaeological and environmental information.…