RETRACTED: A Cognitive Poetic Approach to the Function of Metaphor

Xu Yang^*

School of International Studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/als.2015.33013                

Abstract

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Keywords

Metaphor, Conceptualization Metaphor, Cognitive Poetic, Metaphor Function

Conflicts of Interest

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