Review published In: Review of Cognitive Linguistics
Vol. 22:1 (2024) ► pp.289–295
Book review
. Figuring out figuration: A cognitive linguistic account. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2022. 296 pp. https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.14
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Published online: 2 April 2024
https://doi.org/10.1075/rcl.00178.kra
https://doi.org/10.1075/rcl.00178.kra
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Overview of the book content
- 3.Analysis of the introductory chapters
- 4.Analysis of chapters on metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole and irony
- 5.Conclusion
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