The effect of gender and language proficiency on the metaphor use in the writing of TEFL students
Abstract The ubiquitous nature of metaphor in everyday life and its significance in second language learning has triggered plethoric research on the relationship between metaphor and language learning. To contribute to the still growing literature, the current study explore the effect of learner var...
Main Authors: | Nazila Fattahi, Musa Nushi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-11-01
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Series: | Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40862-021-00126-1 |
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