Metaphor, myth, and theory building: Communication studies meets the linguistic turn in sociology, anthropology, and philosophy

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-150

  Sewell, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 77649251971     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318909351584     Document Type: Article

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