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About Gilles Fauconnier
- Gilles Fauconnier (French pronunciation: ?[?il fok?'nje]) (born 19 August 1944) is a French linguist, researcher in cognitive science, and author, currently working in the U.S.
- 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) (2003) Conceptual Integration Networks (1998) (with Mark Turner) Mappings in Thought and Language (1997) Mental spaces: Aspects of meaning construction in natural language (1994)
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