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Color Categorization: Patterns and Mechanisms of Evolution

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    Galina V. Paramei

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Paramei, G.V. (2020). Color Categorization: Patterns and Mechanisms of Evolution. In: Shamey, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_397-1

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