Foreword Acknowledgements Section 1 A brief history of modern research on color naming across languages Composite Category Rule The UE hypotheses of universality and evolution The WCS Data to be Accounted For Section 2 The WCS: Methodology and Analysis Data processing and analysis How to read the individual language data Deciding if a color term is basic and assigning a basic stage Section 3 Findings Partition Principles of color term universals and evolution Black and White Warm and Cool Red The WCS Data to be Accounted For The Main Life of Basic Color Term Evolution Accounting for the Main Line of Color Term Evolution Predictions of the Model for Non-Partition (EH) Languages WCS Evidence for the EH The Residue Predicted: Y/G/Bu Terms The Yellow/Green Mystery Resolved? Mopping Up: Four EH Languages? Summary Section 4 References Section 5 The 110 World Color Survey Languages: Data and Analyses Appendices 1. Original WCS Instructions to Field Workers 2. Sample WCS Coding Sheets (Chiquitano) 3. Munsell Notation for WCS Stimulus Palette 4. WCS Munsell Color Chip Mapping Table.