Connecting the dots: Mental spaces and metaphoric language in discourse

Oakley, Todd; Coulson, Seana

doi:10.1075/pbns.170.02cou

In:Mental Spaces in Discourse and Interaction
Edited by Todd Oakley and Anders Hougaard
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 170] 2008
► pp. 27–50

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Connecting the dots: Mental spaces and metaphoric language in discourse

Todd Oakley

Seana Coulson

Published online: 6 March 2008

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.170.02cou

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