Tambov
All-Russian academic journal
“Issues of Cognitive Linguistics”

COGNITIVE AND SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF ENGLISH COLOUR NAMES

COGNITIVE AND SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF ENGLISH COLOUR NAMES


Author:  N.V. Shelepova

Abstract
The article discusses cognitive and semantic aspects of English colour names. Colour names are treated as subjective language units shaped by human experience which includes perception, cognition and affect. The article analyses colour names in terms of their ability to express emotions in an artistic text.

Pages:  72-76

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