Gilles Fauconnier () (19 August 1944 – 3 February 2021
) was a French
linguist
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, researcher in
cognitive science, 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.[
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
* Conceptual blending
References
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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