Why are Basic Color Names "Basic"?

Animesh Mukherjee, Vittorio Loreto, Francesca Tria. Why are Basic Color Names "Basic"?. Advances in Complex Systems, 15(3-4), 2012. [doi]

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  title = {Why are Basic Color Names "Basic"?},
  author = {Animesh Mukherjee and Vittorio Loreto and Francesca Tria},
  year = {2012},
  doi = {10.1142/S0219525911003426},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219525911003426},
  researchr = {https://researchr.org/publication/MukherjeeLT12},
  cites = {0},
  citedby = {0},
  journal = {Advances in Complex Systems},
  volume = {15},
  number = {3-4},
}