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Introduction published In: Bringing Figurative Language into Real L2 Classrooms: The challenges of empirical testing
Edited by Ana M. Piquer-Píriz and Reyes Llopis-García
[Review of Cognitive Linguistics 22:2] 2024
► pp. 301–308

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Introduction

Lessons learned at the intersection of applied cognitive linguistics and L2 classrooms

ORCiD logo with link | Columbia University
ORCiD logo with link | Universidad de Extremadura
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Published online: 21 October 2024
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Article outline
  • Challenges to the success of empirical work
  • The Thematic Section: Lessons learned and studies included
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
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