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Metaphors and malapropisms: Davidson on the limits of the literal

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Many thanks to Dr. D. Bloor, Prof. D. Cooper, and Prof. B. Richards for helpful comments during the writing of this paper.

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Rahat, E. Metaphors and malapropisms: Davidson on the limits of the literal. Philosophia 21, 311–327 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02380825

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