Mental Spaces und Frames in der interaktionalen Bedeutungskonstitution

Abstract

The article introduces the topic addressed in this special issue and provi­des an overview of the five contributions constituting this volume. In general, all contri­butions aim to shed light on the process of meaning constitution in face-to-face interac­tion using cognitive frames and mental spaces. Refraining from a dichotomy between interaction and cognition, all contributions in this volume are guided by the idea of con­ceiving cognitive and interactional meaning construals as complementary processes. Following this view, this volume presents case studies, each showing a specific way to fruitfully combine cognitive and interactional semantics.