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Body Part Terms in Conceptualization and Language Usage
Edited by Iwona Kraska-Szlenk
[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts 12] 2020
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Introduction

Article outline
  • 1.Previous studies on embodiment and body part terms
  • 2.An overview of the volume
  • References
Published online: 23 March 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/clscc.12.int
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