Are metaphors elliptical similes?

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 371-398

  Chiappe, Dan L ^a   Kennedy, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LITERATURE; MALE;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; METAPHOR;

EID: 0034230752     PISSN: 00906905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005103211670     Document Type: Article

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