About this title: 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 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 of elementary understanding and sentence meaning. Some key cognitive operations are analogical mappings, conceptual integration and blending, ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780521599535ISBN:0521599539
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 7th Printing 2006 stated. As New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 205 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780521599535ISBN:0521599539
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.02 by.67 inches. (219 pages) mappings in thought and language reveals the cognitive creativity that underlies our use of language in everyday life. 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 book reveals the creativity that underlies our effortless use of language in everyday life. meaning in everyday thought and language is ... read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1997-06-13
ISBN-13:9780521599535ISBN:0521599539
Description: Good. Excellent, clean copy! Pages are pristine and unmarked. Binding is tight and flat, with no spine creasing. Covers are clean and presentable, with light wear at edges and corners and a few surface scratches. Ships quickly! read more
Description: New. 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 book reveals the creativity that underlies our effortless use of language in everyday life. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521599535ISBN:0521599539
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521599535ISBN:0521599539
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