Metaphoric competence, second language learning, and communicative language ability

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 268-294

  Littlemore, Jeannette ^a   Low, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745606936     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/aml004     Document Type: Article

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