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Unrealistic scenarios, metaphorical blends and rhetorical strategies across genres. / Semino, Elena.
In: English Text Construction, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2010, p. 250-274.

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Semino, E 2010, 'Unrealistic scenarios, metaphorical blends and rhetorical strategies across genres.', English Text Construction, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 250-274. https://doi.org/10.1075/etc.3.2.07sem

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Semino, E. (2010). Unrealistic scenarios, metaphorical blends and rhetorical strategies across genres. English Text Construction, 3(2), 250-274. https://doi.org/10.1075/etc.3.2.07sem

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Semino E. Unrealistic scenarios, metaphorical blends and rhetorical strategies across genres. English Text Construction. 2010;3(2):250-274. doi: 10.1075/etc.3.2.07sem

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Semino, Elena. / Unrealistic scenarios, metaphorical blends and rhetorical strategies across genres. In: English Text Construction. 2010 ; Vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 250-274.

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