The paradox of metaphor: Why we need a three-dimensional model of metaphor

Metaphor and Symbol

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-241

  Steen, Gerard ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 54349108682     PISSN: 10926488     EISSN: 15327868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926480802426753     Document Type: Article

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