Gilles Fauconnier (pronounced ) (born August 19, 1944) is a French linguist, researcher in cognitive science, and author, currently working in the US. He is a professor at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Cognitive Science.

His work with Mark Turner founded the theory of conceptual blending.

His books include:

• The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities (with Mark Turner)
• Amalgama Concettuale (with Mark Turner)
• Mappings in Thought and Language
• Mental spaces: Aspects of meaning construction in natural language

See also

• Cognitive science
• Conceptual blending

1944 births | Living people | Linguists | Cognitive scientists | French writers | University of California, San Diego

ジル・フォコニエ