How 'blue' and 'green' appeared in a language that didn't have words for them

A new study suggests the way a language divides up color space can be influenced by contact with other languages. Tsimane' people who learned Spanish as a second language began to classify blue and green into using separate words, which their native tongue does not do.

  Health   Nov 3, 2023   0   73  Add to Reading List
How 'blue' and 'green' appeared in a language that didn't have words for them

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A new study suggests the way a language divides up color space can be influenced by contact with other languages. Tsimane' people who learned Spanish as a second language began to classify blue and green into using separate words, which their native tongue does not do.
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