CONSEPTUAL INTEGRATION, MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING

Abstract The present paper presents a synopsis of work on language, form, and meaning in conceptual integration theory. İt analizes that conceptual Integrationand provides a potentially powerful model for explaining a wide range of cognitive processes that build connections among different sorts of ideas. The article concludes that Conceptual blending refers to a set of cognitive operations for combining words, images, and ideas in a network of "mental spaces" to create meaning