Colour Concepts from a Linguistic and Literary Perspective

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Kimberley Pager-McClymont (University of Aberdeen’s Internation Study Centre) Suzanne McClure (University of Liverpool)

Colour Concepts from a Linguistic and Literary Perspective

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Kimberley Pager-McClymont (University of Aberdeen’s Internation Study Centre), Suzanne McClure (University of Liverpool), Amélie Doche (Birmingham City University)

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Cambridge University Press
05 February 2026

Psycholinguistics; Computational linguistics; Literary studies: general; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: Elements in Cognitive Linguistics

This Element adopts a holistic approach to the processing of colours in language and literature, weaving together insights from cognitive linguistics, psychology, and literary studies. Through diverse case studies, it underpins the symbolic power of colours in evoking characters' emotional states, moral traits, and cultural perceptions (Section 2). Section 3 explores how colour metaphors such as discomfort is brown influence readers' cognitive and emotional responses, drawing on psychology research on colour-emotion association. Section 4 examines how the lexeme colourless functions as its own oxymoron and is used figuratively through the metaphor anatomy is mind in Modernist literature. Each section draws on cognitive linguistic tools, showcasing how colours shape not just visual but emotional engagement with texts. By connecting cognitive science, psychology, and literary analysis, this Element offers an interdisciplinary perspective, demonstrating that colours act as stimuli shaping perception, language, and cultural meaning, enriching the literary experience across contexts and cultures.

By: Kimberley Pager-McClymont (University of Aberdeen’s Internation Study Centre), Suzanne McClure (University of Liverpool), Amélie Doche (Birmingham City University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 111g
ISBN: 9781009511353
ISBN 10: 1009511351
Series: Elements in Cognitive Linguistics
Pages: 66
Publication Date: 05 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

CFG; 1. Introduction; 2. Colour concepts: from verbal to cognitive processes; 3. Colour concepts, metaphor, and psychology; 4. Absence of colour concepts: colourlessness in literary prose; 5. Concluding remarks; References.