Affiliation:
1. Zhejiang University, China and North Minzu University, China
2. Zhejiang University, China; Beijing Language and Culture University China and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China
Abstract
Abstract
Color preference in Chinese folksongs is examined from the perspectives of themes, ethnicity, and geographical environment. The results yield that self-organization property of language system plays the role in color use and color preference varies with theme, ethnicity, and geographical environment. Specifically, the color of white is preferred by twenty-three ethnic minorities and the color of red is much more popular among the Han. Only in love songs, the preference for white and red exhibits an approximate north and south dimension. The study shows that digital approaches related to colors in folklore are an effective and promising tool to explore human’s response to colors.
Funder
National Social Science Foundation of China
Ningxia Social Science Foundation
MOE Project of the Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Computer Science Applications,Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics,Information Systems
Cited by
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