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?

Of vivid or brilliant color Signup and view all the answers

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

Vivid yellow Signup and view all the answers

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

Whether a color is 'red' or 'blue' or 'green' Signup and view all the answers

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

Basic color terms and a supposed universal ground 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?

Relative basicness Signup and view all the answers

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

For referring also to saturation 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?

To develop broader and multidisciplinary approaches Signup and view all the answers

English and Finnish Color Terminology

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What does Biggam's model provide to color terminologists and lexicographers?

Which term is used in Finnish to qualify saturation?

What aspect of color did Anglo-Saxons emphasize based on the Old English terms?

Which sense of 'bright' is excluded when used in color semantics according to the text?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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