1 Introduction
2 Cognitive Linguistics,Cultural Linguistics and Color Studies
2.1 Cognitive Linguistics
2.2 Cultural Linguistics
2.3 Color Studies
2.4 Components of the Cultural Model for Colors
3 Categorizations of Colors
3.1 Evolution and English Basic Color Terms
3.2 Chinese Color Evolution and Basic Color Terms
3.3 Similarities and Differences in Color Categorization
3.4 Summary
4 Conceptual Metonymies of Color and Colors
4.1 Color-for-People Metonymies
4.2 Metonymies in Event Schema
4.3 Summary
5 Conceptual Metaphors of Colors
5.1 People Metaphors
5.2 Economy is Color
5.3 Politics is Color
5.4 Warning is Color
5.5 Summary
6 Cultural Propositions of Color and Colors
7 Conclusion
References
Index
