Tutorial on the importance of color in language and culture

This tutorial examines how people of various cultures classify different colors as Deranging together under common color names. This is addressed by examining Berlin and Kay's (1969) hierarchical classification scheme. Special attention is paid to the additional fil e (derived) color terms (i.e., brown, purple, pink, orange, and gray) that must be added to Herings' six primaries (i.e.,,white, black, red, green, yellow, blue) to constitute Berlin and Kay's basic color terms. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.