The central problem of language, the one that must be solved if human language is to emerge, is that relatively few linguistic patterns—such as words, syntactic patterns, and suprasegmental patterns—must be applicable to vast ranges of conceptual structure. Language must be available to be used in any and every situation.
I think a good starting point in answering the question is the following article:
Glebkin, Vladimir. 2015. Is conceptual blending the key to the mystery of human evolution and cognition? Cognitive Linguistics, Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 95–111.
Glebkin specifically addresses the double-scope conceptual blending. Here's the abstract:
This study addresses conceptual blending theory, as originated by Fauconnier and Turner, focusing on their view of the development of double-scope blending as the cause for the origin of language and forms of culture. The author raises certain criticisms of the theory's underpinnings and methodology. In particular, he points to a lack of cultural-historical analysis and a gap between some of the predictions of conceptual blending theory and the data of real-time experiments. It is shown that a view of blending as an important tool to adapt knowledge to the experience of people is more correct than its interpretation as a basic instrument for the creation of new knowledge.
John Newman
Dear Svetlana Pesina'
The question you have posed is a very interesting issue. Clearly, the theory offers insightful implications for understanding the complexities concerning the constitution of meaning in every day life encounters.In this operation, mental spaces are constructed for assembling double scope integration of selected inputs for regulating the interconnection between language and thought. According to generative theory of language, the syntactic component mediates between the worlds of cognition and ideation via the semantic interface on the one hand and to the worlds of articulation and audition via the phonologic interface on the other hand. the specific nature of cultures and environments certainly particularizes the thinking patterns of the speakers so much so double-scope integration and thinking processes and language structures much depend on the context to which speakers belong. The works by John Lucy (2004) can be quite helpful. Good luck.
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R. Biria
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