Basic color terms: their universality and evolution
University of California Press • Los Angeles • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Berlin, Brent, Kay, Paul
Hypothesis
"In addition to the fact that the stages of complexity of color vocabulary have a temporal ordering, there appears to be a positive correlation between general cultural complexity and complexity of color vocabulary" (16)
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison of raw scores | Supported | Not Applicable | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary Level | Independent | NONE |
| Number Of Basic Color Terms | Dependent | Vocabulary, Ethnophysics |