LIN 3563 creditsPrereq: Pre-requisite: Sophomore standing and completion of Communication Literacy 1 or completion of Writing Skills 1 (ENG 101 or placement into ENG 201)
LIN 356: An Introduction to Contemporary Theories of Metaphor
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- General overview of the analysis of metaphors and analogy from a linguistic and cognitive perspective.
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