Blending as a Central Process of Grammar

Authors

Mark Bernard Turner, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Mark B. Turner

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1996

Abstract

Constructions are long-term memory associations of form and meaning. How are they formed and learned, how do they change, and how do they combine into new utterances (constructs, communicative performances) in working memory? This chapter analyzes the role and process of conceptual integration (blending) in the creation and use of constructions.

Keywords

Conceptual Integration, Blending, Grammar, Creativity

Publication Title

Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language

Rights

© Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, 1998

Recommended Citation

Fauconnier, Gilles & Mark Turner. 1996. Blending as a Central Process of Grammar. In Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language, edited by Adele Goldberg. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) [distributed by Cambridge University Press]. Pages 113-129.