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Figurative language, genre and register. / Deignan, Alice; Littlemore, Jeannette; Semino, Elena.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. 330 p. (Cambridge Applied Linguistics).

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Deignan, A, Littlemore, J & Semino, E 2013, Figurative language, genre and register. Cambridge Applied Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. <http://www.cambridge.org/gb/elt/teachers/zones/custom/item7260959/2325595/Applied-Linguistics-Figurative-Language/?site_locale=en_GB&currentSubjectID=2325595#Links>

APA

Deignan, A., Littlemore, J., & Semino, E. (2013). Figurative language, genre and register. (Cambridge Applied Linguistics). Cambridge University Press. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/elt/teachers/zones/custom/item7260959/2325595/Applied-Linguistics-Figurative-Language/?site_locale=en_GB&currentSubjectID=2325595#Links

Vancouver

Deignan A, Littlemore J, Semino E. Figurative language, genre and register. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. 330 p. (Cambridge Applied Linguistics).

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Deignan, Alice ; Littlemore, Jeannette ; Semino, Elena. / Figurative language, genre and register. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 330 p. (Cambridge Applied Linguistics).

Bibtex

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