1, Mohamad Syafiq Ya Shak

Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 13. Number 2. June 2022
Corpus-based Studies of Metaphor: An Overview
Abdul Malik, Ya Shak, Mohamad & Joharry 
Arab World English Journal
www.awej.org
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