Terry Regier|Paul Kay|Richard S. Cook
Focal colors are universal after all
International Computer Science Institute|University of Chicago|International Computer Science Institute|University of Chicago|International Computer Science Institute|University of Chicago
widely held named color categories worlds languages organized around universal focal colors focal colors tend chosen best examples color terms across languages however notion supported primarily data languages industrialized societies contrast recent research language nonindustrialized society called idea question examine colornaming data languages 110 nonindustrialized societies show bestexample choices color terms languages cluster near prototypes english white black red green yellow blue ii bestexample choices cluster tightly across languages centers category extensions suggesting universal best examples foci may source universal tendencies color naming