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Critical discourse analysis and metaphor: toward a theoretical framework

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Critical discourse analysis and metaphor: toward a theoretical framework. / Hart, Christopher.
In: Critical Discourse Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2008, p. 91-106.

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Hart, C 2008, 'Critical discourse analysis and metaphor: toward a theoretical framework', Critical Discourse Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 91-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405900801990058

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Hart, C. (2008). Critical discourse analysis and metaphor: toward a theoretical framework. Critical Discourse Studies, 5(2), 91-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405900801990058

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Hart C. Critical discourse analysis and metaphor: toward a theoretical framework. Critical Discourse Studies. 2008;5(2):91-106. doi: 10.1080/17405900801990058

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Hart, Christopher. / Critical discourse analysis and metaphor : toward a theoretical framework. In: Critical Discourse Studies. 2008 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 91-106.

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