Z. Kövecses. Metaphor: A Practical Introduction (2nd ed.).New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. 375 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-537494-0Paperback

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Fiona MacArthur | Departmento de Filogia Inglesa, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Published online: 22 July 2011

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