| 学習目標 |
| Colours will be presented in the light of two opposing views: those of universalism and those of the more traditional relativistic approach. |
| 授業概要 |
| Various ideas expressed on colour starting from the transformational view of universalism. Reading of various important papers in the linguistic field of colour. |
| テキスト |
| selected handouts |
| 参考文献?課題図書 |
| Berlin and Kay: "Basic Colour Terms". |
| 受講生への要望 |
| Readings in any good introduction to semantics or semiotics. |
| 評価方法 |
| Class participation and a final report. |
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| 授業計画 |
１．Introduction: the relativist-universalist debate.
２．Hue, saturation and brightness.
３．J. Lyons: several approaches to colour.
４．The views of S. Ullmann.
５．The universalist approach of Berlin and Kay.
６．An early inquiry into colour: Woodworth, 1910.
７．Woodworth (continued).
８．Shields: Indo-European Basis Colour Terms.
９．Colours as symbols.
10．Colours as symbols (continued).
11．Expressions and idioms based on colour.
12．Expressions and idioms based on colour | | |
