Blending basics
- 3 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Cognitive Linguistics
- Vol. 11 (3-4), 175-196
- https://doi.org/10.1515/cogl.2001.014
Abstract
This article serves as a primer for the theory of online meaning construction known alternately as conceptual blending, conceptual integration, the many space model, and the network theory. Our tutorial proceeds by analyzing novel and conventional examples of linguistic and nonlinguistic blends that pertain to topics of reference, partitioning, mapping, structure projection, and dynamic mental simulation. Principal concepts and processes of blending theory are described, including composition, comple- tion, elaboration, emergent structure, and optimality constraints. We review recent work on blending theory from the perspective of linguistics, psychology, computer science, and neurobiology, and conclude with a discussion of potential weaknesses of the theory.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- Making good psychology out of blending theoryCognitive Linguistics, 2001
- Cognitive mechanisms of conceptual integrationCognitive Linguistics, 2001
- Blended spaces and performativityCognitive Linguistics, 2001
- Computation and BlendingCognitive Linguistics, 2001
- The grammatical marking of conceptual integration: From syntax to morphologyCognitive Linguistics, 2001
- An Introduction to Algebraic Semiotics, with Application to User Interface DesignLecture Notes in Computer Science, 1999
- Conceptual Integration NetworksCognitive Science, 1998
- Grounded blends, gestures, and conceptual shiftsCognitive Linguistics, 1998
- Constituency, dependency, and conceptual groupingCognitive Linguistics, 1997
- The grammar of causatives and the conceptual structure of eventsCognitive Linguistics, 1994