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S. E. Duffy & M. I. Feist. Time, Metaphor, and Language: A Cognitive Science Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. ISBN 9781107194038 (HB) / 9781108150101 (EB)

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Published online: 14 August 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.26020.ren
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Overview
  • 3.Evaluation
  • References
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