Mappings in Thought and Language

by Gilles Fauconnier

Book Overview

Meaning in everyday thought and language is constructed at lightning speed. We are not conscious of the staggering complexity of the cognitive operations that drive our simplest behavior. This 1997 book examines a central component of meaning construction: the mappings that link mental spaces. A deep result of the research is that the same principles operate at the highest levels of scientific, artistic, and literary thought, and at the lower levels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521599539
• ISBN13: 9780521599535
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"