A sturdy baby or a derailing train? Metaphorical representations of the euro in British and Italian newspapers*

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Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-139

  Semino, Elena ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(British) English; Cognitive metaphor theory.; Euro; Italian; Metaphor; Newspapers

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EID: 28744457317     PISSN: 01654888     EISSN: 18607349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/text.2002.001     Document Type: Article

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