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Since I am about to tackle a virgin field, pregnant with possibilities, I feel obliged to present my point of view straight from the shoulder, with no beating around the bush.
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Choul, JC. (1983). Hypersemiosis: Mixed Metaphors as Semiotic Overloading. In: Deely, J.N., Lenhart, M.D. (eds) Semiotics 1981. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9328-7_2
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