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Metaphor, genre and recontextualization. / Semino, Elena; Deignan, Alice; Littlemore, Jeannette.
In: Metaphor and Symbol, Vol. 28, No. 1, 15.01.2013, p. 41-59.

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Semino, E, Deignan, A & Littlemore, J 2013, 'Metaphor, genre and recontextualization', Metaphor and Symbol, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 41-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2013.742842

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Semino, E., Deignan, A., & Littlemore, J. (2013). Metaphor, genre and recontextualization. Metaphor and Symbol, 28(1), 41-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2013.742842

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Semino E, Deignan A, Littlemore J. Metaphor, genre and recontextualization. Metaphor and Symbol. 2013 Jan 15;28(1):41-59. Epub 2012 Dec 19. doi: 10.1080/10926488.2013.742842

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Semino, Elena ; Deignan, Alice ; Littlemore, Jeannette. / Metaphor, genre and recontextualization. In: Metaphor and Symbol. 2013 ; Vol. 28, No. 1. pp. 41-59.

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