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Publication details [#47407]

Fauconnier, Gilles. 1994. Mental Spaces. Aspects of Meaning Construction in Natural Language. Cambridge University Press. 238 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

cognitive linguistics | meaning, production of | mental space | natural language | thought

Annotation

This new edition of Fauconnier's influential book, that earlier (1985) introduced the concept of mental spaces, thus offering a powerful new perspective on problems in philosophy and cognitive science regarding thought and language, provides a new foreword and context for the theory.