Multidisciplinary Journal of Science and Technology

MENTAL SPACES AND THEIR INTEGRATION: A COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE OF GILLES FAUCONNIER

Sobirova Firuza

Samarkand state institute of foreign languages, teacher of department of English Philology

Young Soon Cho

Chonnam National University, Professor, academic advisor

Keywords: mental spaces, cognitive linguistics, meaning, integration, formal semantics, cognitive model.

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Abstract

This article examines Gilles Fauconnier’s theory of mental spaces, which represents a key cognitive-linguistic approach to understanding meaning in language. The focus is on the cognitive function of language as a tool for constructing meaning, the mechanisms of building and integrating mental spaces, and their distinction from formal semantics. The interpretation of utterances through cognitive spaces and the modeled world is analyzed, emphasizing the dynamic and flexible nature of language comprehension.

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