A comparative study of metaphor in Spanish and English financial reporting

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-266

  Charteris Black, Jonathan ^a   Ennis, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

English; Lexis; Metaphor; Reports; Spanish

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345273537     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(00)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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