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== Usage notes == | == Usage notes == | ||
As an abstract uncountable noun, used chiefly in the context of [[Arthur Koestler (nonfiction)|Arthur Koestler]]'s theory of creativity. See ''[[The Act of Creation (nonfiction)|The Act of | As an abstract uncountable noun, used chiefly in the context of [[Arthur Koestler (nonfiction)|Arthur Koestler]]'s theory of creativity. See ''[[The Act of Creation (nonfiction)|The Act of Creation]]''. | ||
The concept was adopted, generalized and formalized by cognitive linguists Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, who developed it into their conceptual blending theory. | The concept was adopted, generalized and formalized by cognitive linguists Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, who developed it into their conceptual blending theory. | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 1 February 2023
Bisociation (countable and uncountable, plural bisociations)
(psychology) A blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated patterns of thought into a new pattern.
Usage notes
As an abstract uncountable noun, used chiefly in the context of Arthur Koestler's theory of creativity. See The Act of Creation.
The concept was adopted, generalized and formalized by cognitive linguists Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, who developed it into their conceptual blending theory.
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Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Arthur Koestler (nonfiction)
- Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)
- [[The Act of Creation (nonfiction)
External links
- [ Post] @ Twitter (1 February 2023)
- bisociation
- The Act of Creation @ Wikipedia