Colour Systems in English in Comparison with Czech

Mgr. Eva Klepárníková

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

In my thesis, I am trying to prove that there are certain differences in the perception of colours. I made a survey among the English native speakers and Czech native speakers. According to the results I studied the differences between English and Czech colour systems and differences in perception of certain colours. I also focused on the influence of the English colour names on the Czech colour names. I would like to prove that the way we speak influences the way we can perceive colours. The difference in the number of basic colours, colour naming and in the use of colour names varies according to a mother language and is of course influenced by many factors like the geographical and cultural background. In my thesis, I am describing these differences and influences. Lot of researches were already made in this field, therefore I am also presenting the results of some of these researches.

Keywords

Colour systems, Saphir-Whorf hypothesis, colours, Berlin &, Kay, perception of colours, differences in colour naming, basic colours

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 2. 6. 2008

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 5. 6. 2008
• Vedoucí: doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc.

Masarykova univerzita

Filozofická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Filologie / Anglický jazyk a literatura