Metaphoric Competence, Second Language Learning, and Communicative Language Ability

Jeannette Littlemore; Graham Low

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Metaphoric Competence, Second Language Learning, and Communicative Language Ability

Jeannette Littlemore Graham Low

Applied Linguistics Vol. 27 No. 2 pp. 268-294 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Jeannette Littlemore, Graham Low (2006). Metaphoric Competence, Second Language Learning, and Communicative Language Ability. Applied Linguistics, 27(2), 268-294. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/aml004

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