TY - JOUR T1 - Text Coherence as Determined by Conceptual Blending Theory TT - پیوستگی معنایی متن از منظر نظریۀ آمیختگی مفهومی JF - mdrsjrns JO - mdrsjrns VL - 6 IS - 5 UR - http://lrr.modares.ac.ir/article-14-1486-en.html Y1 - 2015 SP - 27 EP - 47 KW - text coherence KW - meaning-construction processes KW - Conceptual Blending Theory KW - Folk tale N2 - This article, as a part of a broader study about the efficacy of the Conceptual Blending Theory in explanation of cognitive component of meaning construction process, examines how Conceptual Blending Theory can be applied for exploring text coherence in folktales. Two main questions of this paper are that: by using the parameters of Conceptual Blending Theory, is it possible to analyze the text coherence of a folktale and to what extent the findings of this paper can be generalized. It is assumed that by using Conceptual Blending framework we are able to explain the text coherence, as an important factor in meaning construction. The findings of this paper show that the application of Conceptual Blending provides an excellent analytical tool for exploring text coherence and meaning construction process in human mind. M3 ER -