Translating Metaphorical Expressions in Political Discourse: A Comparative Conceptual Study (English – Arabic)
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عنوان ژورنال: Arab World English Journal For Translation and Literary Studies
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2550-1542
DOI: 10.24093/awejtls/vol2no4.10