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I~I \ ,~YOLitcr Space I~i·······~, ,,r.,..__.; \U \,,-~Bknd IBlcnd2~Ier Space.2It is whenever meaningful constituents of an event arealtered that we have deceptive communication. A man mayapproach a driver with his hands outstretched depicting abeggar, and when within close proximity, may suddenly pullout a knife. By projecting a role as a beggar, the man hasengaged in covert communication catching the driver offguardso that he could assume his role as thief and rob the driver ofhis possessions.Figure 1: Counterfactual blends Fauconruer and Tumer (2002: 87) state thatproject alternate blended spacesfrom the same input spaces conceptualisation always has counterfactuality available andKJopper (2003: 319)typically uses it as a basic resource. Fauconruer and Turner(2002: 230-231 use "counterfacmal" to mean that one space has forced incompatibility with respect toanother. Any integration network has implicit counterfacmal spaces attached to several of the "acmal"spaces we are focussing on. Expressions like "safe beach", "fake gun", and "If Clinton were theTitonU," pointedly require us to build counterfacmal spaces and to deploy a precise mapping scheme.Counterfactuals are a good exemplar of double-scope blending because the oppositions between thespaces are so manifest. One cannot overstate the importance ofcounterfactuals in human life.Fauconruer and Turner (2002: 299) state that humans reconceptualise the basic constituents ofmeaning all the time. Recategorisation is an important conceptual underpinning for misleading someoneelse. In the sentence: "I did not eat a piece of the pie, Ran"I did," by substituting one agent for another,one intends to redirect the fellow communicator to other individuals, and thereby to mislead her/himabout what really happened.Counterfacmal blends relate to alternate scenanos m role relationships. In the deceptivecommunication scenario, the deceiver sets out as benefactor, attaching a role of benefactor to himself,while intending to hurt the victim. Alternatively, when one is accused oflying, a particular role has beenassigned to one - the role of a liar. However, if one has to deny the accusation, then one assigns adifferent role to oneself- the role ofinnocent victim.Counterfaetuality is also the name gn-en to ambiguity, which includes the barefaced, or theblatant lie_ In the movie Catch At. If Yo" Can the lead character deceived a multitude of people byassuming the role of a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer and a history professor, cashing more than S2.S millionin fraudulent cheques in 26 countries. His life of crime as a conman requires him to assume various38