Metaphoric competence: A language learning strength of students with a holistic cognitive style?

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 459-491

  Littlemore, Jeannette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042494060     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3588031     Document Type: Article

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