“On trial”: Metaphor in telling the life story

Keller-Cohen, Deborah; Gordon, Cynthia

doi:10.1075/ni.13.1.01kel

Article published In: Narrative Inquiry
Vol. 13:1 (2003) ► pp.1–40

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“On trial”

Metaphor in telling the life story

Deborah Keller-Cohen

Cynthia Gordon

Published online: 14 August 2003

https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.13.1.01kel

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