Processing of idiomatic expressions: Evidence for a new hybrid view

Metaphor and Symbol

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-108

  Caillies, Stéphanie ^a   Butcher, Kirsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 41449117019     PISSN: 10926488     EISSN: 15327868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926480709336754     Document Type: Article

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