MEANING CONSTRUCTION THROUGH CONDITIONAL SENTENCES IN ENGLISH: CONCEPTUAL BLENDING THEORY
Keywords:
conditional sentences, conceptual blending, English, mental spaces, cognitive linguistics, counterfactual, zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional.Abstract
This article applies conceptual blending theory to the analysis of conditional sentences in English, arguing that the cognitive complexity of conditional meaning construction can be best explained by the framework of mental space integration developed by Fauconnier and Turner. The study analyzes zero, first, second, third, and mixed conditionals, as well as pragmatic conditionals, demonstrating how each type involves a distinct configuration of input spaces and produces characteristic emergent meaning in the blended space.
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