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Vol 175
Pages:
149-150
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Article

Place and role of metaphor in the formation of English oil and gas terms

Authors:
I. S. Rogova
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  • G.V. Plekhanov Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
Date submitted:
2007-08-07
Date accepted:
2007-10-11
Date published:
2008-05-15

Abstract

The article deals with the metaphor in historical and cultural aspects and with the role of figurative usage in oil-and-gas field terms origin.

Область исследования:
(Archived) Language and culture
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None

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