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Red, yellow, pink and green: How the world’s languages name the rainbow

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    interesting article. that part got me confused, though. I remember reading some articles about language influencing the perception of colours (like this one:...

    interesting article.

    Does that mean that speakers of languages with fewer words for colors see less color? No, just as English speakers can see the difference between the “blue” of the sky and the “blue” of an M&M. Moreover, if language words limited our perception of color, words wouldn’t be able to change; speakers would not be able to add new distinctions.

    that part got me confused, though. I remember reading some articles about language influencing the perception of colours (like this one: https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-didn-t-see-the-colour-blue-until-modern-times-evidence-science). perhaps language doesn't make people see less colours, but it appears to change the "borders" between different hues.

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