Normative Data for Novel Nominal Metaphors, Novel Similes, Literal, and Anomalous Utterances in Polish and English
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0090-6905,1573-6555
DOI: 10.1007/s10936-020-09695-7