Gilles Fauconnier
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Gilles Fauconnier (born August 19, 1944) is a French
linguist
, researcher in cognitive science
, and author
, currently working in the U.S.
. He is a professor
at the University of California, San Diego
in the Department of Cognitive Science.
His work with Mark Turner
founded the theory of conceptual blending
.
His books include:
France
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linguist
Linguistics
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, researcher in cognitive science
Cognitive science
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, and author
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, currently working in the U.S.
United States
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. He is a professor
Professor
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at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
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in the Department of Cognitive Science.
His work with Mark Turner
Mark Turner (cognitive scientist)
Mark Turner is a cognitive scientist, linguist, and author. He is Institute Professor and Professor of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University, where he was for two years Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences...
founded the theory of conceptual blending
Conceptual blending
Conceptual Blending is a general theory of cognition. According to this theory, elements and vital relations from diverse scenarios are "blended" in a subconscious process known as Conceptual Blending, which is assumed to be ubiquitous to everyday thought and language...
.
His books include:
- The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities (with Mark Turner) (2003)
- Amalgama Concettuale (with Mark Turner)
- Mappings in Thought and Language (1997)
- Mental spaces: Aspects of meaning construction in natural language (1994)