Hair of the frog and other empty metaphors: The play element in figurative language

Metaphor and Symbol

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-107

  David Ritchie, L ^a   Dyhouse, Valrie ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41749094070     PISSN: 10926488     EISSN: 15327868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926480801944251     Document Type: Article

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