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Lexicalization patterns in color naming: A cross-linguistic perspective
Edited by Ida Raffaelli, Daniela Katunar and Barbara Kerovec
[Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics 78] 2019
► pp. 45–60

Lexicalization patterns in Slovak color naming

| Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
This chapter deals with lexicalization patterns in Slovak color naming on the basis of empirical data from the EoSS project (Evolution of Semantic Systems, 2011–2014, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen). Due to the developmental particularities of the Slovak color naming system, we can find word-formation, and other grammatical (e.g., syntactic) and semantic (e.g., metonymy) patterns featured in the creation of Slovak color terms in the structure of the contemporary Slovak language. For all these patterns, we use the term lexicalization pattern, which is involved in creating different semantic categories. Not all lexicalization patterns are equally productive in the division of the color spectrum. Therefore, we focus on their productivity, as well as on the dominant and peripheral types of meanings that have cultural roots.
Keywords: lexicalization patterns, color terms, semantic categories, Evolution of Semantic Systems, derivation, compounding, West Slavic languages, Slovak
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The cultural and historical aspects of color naming
    • 2.1Influence of culture on color spectrum differentiation
    • 2.2Developmental particularities of the Slovak color naming system
  • 3.Lexicalization patterns in color naming
    • 3.1Basic meanings expressed by derivation and composition
    • 3.2Productivity of lexicalization patterns and meaning categories
    • 3.3The semantic pattern ‘N-like’ in color naming
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 9 October 2019
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