word
Mental Spaces Theory
MEN-tul SPAY-siz
/ˈmɛntəl ˈspeɪsɪz/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
mentalspacestheory
Dictionary meaning
Developed by Gilles Fauconnier, a framework describing how people build partial cognitive models ('mental spaces') during discourse to handle viewpoint, counterfactuals, tense, and reference.
Examples
- Mental spaces theory explains why 'In the novel, Sherlock Holmes lives in Baker Street' does not assert real-world existence.
Synonyms: mental space theory
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