Color terms : problem of the lexico-graphical description Cover Image

Du problème de la description lexico-graphique des dénominations chromatiques
Color terms : problem of the lexico-graphical description

Author(s): Svetlana Krylosova, Valentin Tomachpolski
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: color lexicon; non-derivative terms of color; lexicographical description; semantics; French language; perception

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this research is to clarify concepts of basic color terms, semantic class of color vocabulary and their classification according to the principle of derivation. The study is mainly centered on the ways color terms are perceived and described, especially on problems related to their lexicographic definition. The initial phase involves the study of methods to determine color terms in monolingual dictionaries. At the final phase, the Authors discuss the idea of a special description which is crucial for color lexicon as a language subsystem, for which five models of lexicographic definition are considered.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 147-161
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: French