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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, Vol. 12, No. 2, 20.10.2022, p. 224 - 244.

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Harvard

Inya, O 2022, ''As democracy grows': Metaphor scenarios for Democracy in Nigerian Senate Debates of the Fourth Republic', Metaphor and the Social World, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 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 Oct 20;12(2):224 - 244. doi: 10.1075/msw.21022.iny

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