Distinguished researchers from around the world examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in Great Britain, the United States, Ger

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Until a century ago, a metaphor was just a mere figure of speech, but since the development of discourse analysis a metaphor has become more than merely inciden

Metaphor studies is a vibrant and fascinating field. The present book brings together the work of influential researchers analyzing metaphor empirically from Cr

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