On interpreting statements as metaphor or irony: Contextual heuristics and cognitive consequences

Metaphor: Implications and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 1-22

  Katz, Albert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315789316-1     Document Type: Chapter

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