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Direct linkLittlemore, Jeannette; Krennmayr, Tina; Turner, James; Turner, Sarah – Applied Linguistics, 2014
Recent studies in linguistics have shown that metaphor is ubiquitous. This has important consequences for language learners who need to use it appropriately in their speech and writing. This study aims to provide a preliminary measure of the amount and distribution of metaphor used by language learners in their writing across Common European…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Linguistics, Language Research, Second Language Instruction
