On mosquitoes and camels: Some notes on the interpretation of metaphorically transparent popular sayings

Figurative Language Comprehension: Social and Cultural Influences

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 283-307

  Curcó, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410611628     Document Type: Chapter

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