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Number of topic-vehicle shared features influences the aptness of metaphors

Ryunosuke Okaa Information Technology R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takashi Kusumib Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-2304View further author information
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Pages 819-832 | Received 21 Nov 2021, Accepted 06 Jun 2022, Published online: 16 Jun 2022

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