Synaesthesia, metaphor and consciousness: A cognitive-developmental perspective

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 26-45

  Hunt, Harry T ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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