Gilles Fauconnier () (19 August 1944 in
Vannes
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History
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– 3 February 2021 in San Diego
) was a French
linguist
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, researcher in
cognitive science
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, and author,
[ who worked in the U.S. He was distinguished professor at the ]University of California, San Diego
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, in the Department of Cognitive Science.
His work with Mark Turner founded the theory of conceptual blending
In cognitive linguistics and artificial intelligence, conceptual blending, also called conceptual integration or view application, is a theory of cognition developed by Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner. According to this theory, elements and vit ...
.[
His books include:
* ''The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities'' (with Mark Turner) (2003)][
* ''Conceptual Integration Networks'' (with Mark Turner) (1998)
* ''Mappings in Thought and Language'' (1997)][
* ''Mental Spaces: Aspects of Meaning Construction in Natural Language'' (1994)
]
See also
* Cognitive science
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include percep ...
* Conceptual blending
In cognitive linguistics and artificial intelligence, conceptual blending, also called conceptual integration or view application, is a theory of cognition developed by Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner. According to this theory, elements and vit ...
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External links
Papers by Gilles Fauconnier
1944 births
2021 deaths
French cognitive scientists
French science writers
University of California, San Diego faculty
Linguists from France
Metaphor theorists
French male writers
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