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我发现颜色是大家熟悉的事物,也是我们教给孩子们的首批概念之一。然而,并非所有文化都以相同的方式看待颜色。有些文化甚至没有某些基本颜色的词汇,尤其是蓝色,它在许多文化中显得尤为特殊。这不仅仅是语言上的差异,更涉及到文化认知和历史因素。 在语言发展中,颜色词汇的出现存在一定的规律。通常,黑色和白色是最先出现的,然后是红色,接着是黄色或绿色,最后才是蓝色。缺乏蓝色词汇的文化并非看不到蓝色,而是语言分类上的差异。语言会影响人们区分颜色的速度和容易程度。蓝色在古代世界自然界中较为罕见,这可能导致了蓝色词汇的延迟出现。古代文献中,天空的颜色通常不被认为是与白色、灰色或黑色不同的颜色,蓝色染料也难以生产,且价格昂贵,文化特异性强。某些文化没有发展出蓝色词汇,是因为在他们的世界中,蓝色的事物并不重要。 古代的蓝色染料和颜料非常稀有,因为生产所需的材料稀缺、难以加工且价格昂贵。青金石是一种深蓝色的变质岩,自古以来就因其浓郁的颜色和稀有性而备受珍视。古埃及人发明了埃及蓝,这是一种通过将沙子、铜化合物和石灰混合加热到高温而制成的合成颜料。靛蓝染料是从靛蓝植物的叶子中提取的,提取过程复杂。菘蓝是一种原产于欧洲和西亚部分地区的植物,历史上曾被用作蓝色染料的来源。

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This chapter explores the fascinating linguistic diversity surrounding color perception, particularly focusing on the inconsistencies in naming the color blue across different cultures. It delves into the research of Berlin and Kay, explaining the order in which languages tend to adopt color terms and why the color blue's inclusion often lags behind others. The chapter also discusses the 'GRU' phenomenon, where green and blue are combined into a single term, and the Himba people's lack of a distinct word for blue.
  • Not all cultures have the same color terms, particularly for blue.
  • Berlin and Kay's research shows a pattern in the development of color terminology across languages.
  • The GRU phenomenon describes languages that combine green and blue into one term.
  • The Himba people lack a distinct word for blue.

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Colors are something that we are all familiar with. The colors are among the first things we teach children. 

What if I were to tell you not every culture has the same colors? By that, I don’t mean they have different words for colors, but some very basic colors have no words at all. 

For some reason, blue is the color that divides many cultures. 

….And that isn’t the only interesting thing about blue.

Learn more about the color blue and what makes it interesting on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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