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Have you ever considered where the words for colors evolved from? Why do we call the sky blue and the grass green? Linguistics has a way of growing from a seed into a fully formed tree of a word. By laurengawne

Laura Lurns Last updated April 17, 2017 · 1 min read

This article talks about colours and how many languages create words to distinguish different colour, or how they use only one word two talks about more than one colour. It also has an explanation for why people are called redheads rather than orange heads. Also, listen to the podcast that goes along with this article.

It has an in-depth explanation of why different languages have different structure when talking about colours. This article/podcast will provide you with a new perspective on how will look at colours, so it is worth a read or listening to. Learn about Munsell chips, which were created by Albert H. Munsell to categorize the grading of colour in the early nineteen hundreds.

Key takeaways

Not all cultures have words for specific colors.
Albert H. Munsell came up with color grading in the 20th century.
The study of other languages brings English to a different light.

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