Gilles Fauconnier
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Gilles Fauconnier (Template:IPA) (19 August 1944 in Vannes – 3 February 2021 in San Diego <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>) was a French linguist, researcher in cognitive science, and author<ref name=HL/><ref name=LZ/> who was distinguished 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.<ref name=LZ/>
His books include:
- The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities (with Mark Turner) (2003)<ref name=BG1/>
- Conceptual Integration Networks (with Mark Turner) (1998)
- Mappings in Thought and Language (1997)<ref name=BG2/>
- Mental Spaces: Aspects of Meaning Construction in Natural Language (1994)