Figures of speech: Figurative expressions and the management of topic transition in conversation

Language in Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 495-522

  Drew, Paul ^a   Holt, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040350287     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404500020200     Document Type: Article

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