Metaphor variation in Englishes around the world: Introduction to the special issue

Callies, Marcus; Onysko, Alexander

doi:10.1075/cogls.4.1.01cal

Introduction published In: Metaphor Variation in Englishes around the World
Edited by Marcus Callies and Alexander Onysko
[Cognitive Linguistic Studies 4:1] 2017
► pp. 1–6

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Introduction

Metaphor variation in Englishes around the world

Introduction to the special issue

Marcus Callies | University of Bremen (Germany)

Alexander Onysko | University of Klagenfurt (Austria)

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Published online: 16 October 2017

https://doi.org/10.1075/cogls.4.1.01cal

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