Similarities and differences: 15. Metaphoric competence in the first and second language

Littlemore, Jeannette

doi:10.1075/celcr.13.20lit

In:Cognitive Processing in Second Language Acquisition: Inside the learner's mind
Edited by Martin Pütz and Laura Sicola
[Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research 13] 2010
► pp. 293–316

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15. Metaphoric competence in the first and second language

Similarities and differences

Jeannette Littlemore

Published online: 19 March 2010

https://doi.org/10.1075/celcr.13.20lit

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