English and Finnish Color Terminology
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What does Biggam's model provide to color terminologists and lexicographers?

  • Methods for statistical analysis
  • Historical color references
  • Tools for consistent color term description (correct)
  • Synonyms for achromatic color
  • Which term is used in Finnish to qualify saturation?

  • Pale
  • Kirkas (correct)
  • Gloss
  • Thesaurus
  • What aspect of color did Anglo-Saxons emphasize based on the Old English terms?

  • Brightness and transparency
  • Saturation and vividness
  • Shininess and luminous effects (correct)
  • Darkness and lightness
  • Which sense of 'bright' is excluded when used in color semantics according to the text?

    <p>Of vivid or brilliant color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sensation is suggested by the example 'bright lemon yellow' according to Lerner?

    <p>Vivid yellow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'hue' refer to in the context of color?

    <p>Whether a color is 'red' or 'blue' or 'green'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Berlin and Kay’s theory, what did they switch the focus to regarding color terms?

    <p>Basic color terms and a supposed universal ground</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept did the research propose as a way to combine universal and relativist approaches in understanding color terms?

    <p>Relative basicness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Biggam (2007) criticize the use of the term 'brightness' in color terminology?

    <p>For referring also to saturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the new need that arose at the end of the 20th century regarding research on color naming?

    <p>To develop broader and multidisciplinary approaches</p> Signup and view all the answers

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