Integration Processes in Conceptual Blending: With Reference to The Far Side Gallery 5
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This paper aims to clarify the diversity of integration processes in Conceptual blending. Conceptual Blending Theory (CBT) is an effective framework in that it can capture an implication of specific content and/or an expression which is not presented by conceptual metaphor theory (CMT). Despite the merits of CBT, in linguistics many of the existing studies on it have focused on text format, such as phrases and sentences. This study shows that CBT plays a crucial role in the interpretation of a combination of both verbal and visual languages. We are also able to glean from this study the necessity of increasing the number of input spaces and blended spaces in a conceptual integration network of CBT, rather than restricting the analysis to the minimal network involving four mental spaces (i.e. the generic space, the two input spaces, and the blended space). This more complex approach supports the probability that the interpretation of one scenario and/or context may be diverse depending on the readers. Finally, the results of this study suggest that CBT is a theoretical framework for exploring the creative construction of meaning and novel conceptualizations as well as human information integration.
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This paper aims to clarify the diversity of integration processes in Conceptual blending. Conceptual Blending Theory (CBT) is an effective framework in that it can capture an implication of specific content and/or an expression which is not presented by conceptual metaphor theory (CMT). Despite the merits of CBT, in linguistics many of the existing studies on it have focused on text format, such as phrases and sentences. This study shows that CBT plays a crucial role in the interpretation of a combination of both verbal and visual languages. We are also able to glean from this study the necessity of increasing the number of input spaces and blended spaces in a conceptual integration network of CBT, rather than restricting the analysis to the minimal network involving four mental spaces (i.e. the generic space, the two input spaces, and the blended space). This more complex approach supports the probability that the interpretation of one scenario and/or context may be diverse depending on the readers. Finally, the results of this study suggest that CBT is a theoretical framework for exploring the creative construction of meaning and novel conceptualizations as well as human information integration.
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