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TitleGrue and Bleen: The Blue-Green Distinction and its Implications
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From: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=44569

This short article discusses how languages identify colors through vocabulary. For example, Mandarin has words that signify both “blue” and “green,” and it also has a word that seems to straddle both. The author provides examples of this word’s usage as well as the implications of colors being perceived differently through different languages. 

Learn more at: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=44569

 

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