Review published In: Functions of Language
Vol. 31:2 (2024) ► pp.214–219
Book review
. Slowing metaphor down: Elaborating Deliberate Metaphor Theory. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2023. xv + 355 pp. ISBN 9789027213853 (hb) https://doi.org/10.1075/celcr.26
Published online: 1 May 2024
https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00058.gao
https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00058.gao
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