Thinking hearts, feeling brains: Metaphor, culture, and the self in Chinese narratives of depression

Metaphor and Symbol

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-274

  Pritzker, Sonya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 41549123641     PISSN: 10926488     EISSN: 15327868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926480701357679     Document Type: Article

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