Colour Category Evolution and Shuswap Yellow with Green
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert E. MacLaury
American Anthropologist, vol. 89, no. 1, New Series, March 1987, pp. 107-124
Description
Use of one term to describe two different colours is rare, except in Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest; author examines possible explanations for the phenomenon.
American Anthropologist, vol. 90, no. 2, New Series, June 1988, pp. 272-290
Description
Using ethnobotanical data gathered from two groups in British Columbia, an index was developed to measure the cultural significance a given plant taxon. Discusses importance of such knowledge to the language.