Semantic ambiguity of color names in the Polish and Russian languages (based on lexicographic data) Cover Image

Семантическая неопределенность цветообозначений в польском и русском языках (на материале лексикографических данных)
Semantic ambiguity of color names in the Polish and Russian languages (based on lexicographic data)

Author(s): Andrzej Narloch
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: color ambiguity; color lexis; lexicology

Summary/Abstract: Color lexis constitutes a complex semantic network of meanings, which sometimes makes it difficult to determine the characteristic feature of a given color name. This article analyzes the semantic ambiguity of color lexis in the Polish and Russian languages. Color ambiguity, as shown by the analysis, is related to the specificity of the color pattern, the lack of stability of the color pattern or its multicolour quality.

  • Issue Year: 43/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 225-236
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian