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Semantic Leaps: Frame-Shifting and Conceptual Blending in Meaning Construction
Coulson, Seana (University of California, San Diego)
Semantic Leaps: Frame-Shifting and Conceptual Blending in Meaning Construction
Coulson, Seana (University of California, San Diego)
Semantic Leaps explores how people combine knowledge from different domains in order to understand and express new ideas. Concentrating on dynamic aspects of on-line meaning construction, Coulson identifies two related sets of processes: frame-shifting and conceptual blending.
320 pages, 16 b/w illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 2, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780521027830 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 320 |
Dimensions | 228 × 153 × 26 mm · 502 g |
Language | English |