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What is Figurative Language

Chapter 464
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
Language relying on linguistic tools having non-literal meaning, such as metaphors, similes, paradoxes, idioms, puns etc.
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The Role of Figurative Language in Knowledge Management
Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska (University of Gdansk, Poland)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch464
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Chapter 441
Knowledge Management From the Metaphorical Perspective
Language relying on linguistic tools having non-literal meaning, such as metaphors, metonymies, similes, paradoxes, idioms, puns, etc.
Published in Chapter: Knowledge Management From the Metaphorical Perspective; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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