Preliminary Research on Basic Color Words in [Wa] Language

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10.2991/essd-18.2018.58How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Va [Wa] language, color words, characteristic, cultural connotation

Abstract

The Color Words is a common word category among each national language in the world, there are five core terms of basic color words in the Va[Wa] language: Black, white, red, green, yellow; The basic language words in Va[Wa] language can be divided into single color words and composite color words in terms of the structure. Basic color words in Va[Wa] language are monosyllabic words while synthetic color words mainly include compound color words and derivation. Va[Wa] people prefer black and red, cultural connotations are given to basic color words in Va[Wa] language by Wa people themselves.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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AU  - Zhixiang Xie
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