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'''Gilles Fauconnier''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|pronounced]] {{IPA|[ʒil.fo.kɔnˈje]}}) (born [[August 19]], [[1944]]) is a [[France|French]] [[linguist]], researcher in [[cognitive science]], and [[author]], currently working in the [[United States|US]]. He is a [[professor]] at the [[University of California, San Diego]] in the Department of Cognitive Science.
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'''Gilles Fauconnier''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|pronounced]] {{IPA|[ʒil.fo.kɔnˈje]}}) (born August 19, 1944) is a French [[linguist]], researcher in [[cognitive science]], and author, currently working in the United States.He is a professor at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Cognitive Science.
   
 
His work with [[Mark Turner (cognitive scientist)|Mark Turner]] founded the theory of [[conceptual blending]].
 
His work with [[Mark Turner (cognitive scientist)|Mark Turner]] founded the theory of [[conceptual blending]].
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Gilles Fauconnier (pronounced [ʒil.fo.kɔnˈje]) (born August 19, 1944) is a French linguist, researcher in cognitive science, and author, currently working in the United States.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:

  • The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities (with Mark Turner)
  • Amalgama Concettuale (with Mark Turner)
  • Mappings in Thought and Language
  • Mental spaces: Aspects of meaning construction in natural language

See also

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