Semantic shift of the colour-terms <i>maroon</i> and <i>magenta</i> in British Standard English
This paper considers the changing referent of the colour terms maroon and magenta. Maroon was a specialised technical term in the mid-eighteen-hundreds within the field of artists’ colours, and the term magenta was introduced in 1860 in the newly-invented chemical dye industry. Both terms spread ou...
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Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos |
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| Online Access: | https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/LFE/article/view/121 |