Comparison of Korean and English Metaphors

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"sun"/"day" "moon"/"month"

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201

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Abbreviations Declarative GP

Genitive Particle

LP

Locative Particle io Object Particle

SP

Subjec Particle

TP

Topic Particle

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Metaphor

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Functionalism. Ch

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148-174.

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