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'As democracy grows': Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic

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'As democracy grows': Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic. / Inya, Onwu.
in: Metaphor and the Social World, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 2, 21.06.2022, S. 224 - 244.

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › begutachtet

Harvard

Inya, O 2022, ''As democracy grows': Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic', Metaphor and the Social World, Jg. 12, Nr. 2, S. 224 - 244. https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.21022.iny

APA

Inya, O. (2022). 'As democracy grows': Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic. Metaphor and the Social World, 12(2), 224 - 244. https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.21022.iny

Vancouver

Inya O. 'As democracy grows': Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic. Metaphor and the Social World. 2022 Jun 21;12(2):224 - 244. doi: 10.1075/msw.21022.iny

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