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Review published In: Cognitive Linguistic Studies
Vol. 12:1 (2025) ► pp.217–225

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Michalle Gal. Visual Metaphors and Aesthetics: A Formalist Theory of Metaphor. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. ISBN 9781350127715 (Hardbound) xiv + 210 pp. $108.00

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Published online: 2 June 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/cogls.00135.zho
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