Conceptualizing the metaphors of drug abusers
The intention of this article is to demonstrate, within the framework of cognitive linguistics (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980a), how slang words associated with substance abuse are conceptualized via metaphors. This study analyses recreational drug slang terms found in the Drug Slang Dictionary in order...
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| Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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| Series: | Topics in Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/topling-2016-0006 |