Re: NATLANG: Colours

Perhaps this could be very close to the concept of
"colorless green" (ideas). Glas ideas sleep furiously.

I mention this because, when I tried to fancy what
could be colorless green, I instinctively thought of
the colour of the sea when the sun hides. This looks
very much like "glas" as described. Especially if you
remember that Wales is a rather maritime country.

--- Joe <joe@...> wrote:
> Trebor Jung wrote:
>
> >I read that a language in Papua New Guinea violates
> language universals by
> >using a different colour system than other
> languages. Does anyone have any
> >information on this?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> There are much more everyday ones that do this to a
> limited extent.
> Welsh, for instance, has one word for blue, green,
> and grey - 'glas'.

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Philippe Caquant

"High thoughts must have high language." (Aristophanes, Frogs)


	
		
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