The fallacy of the cognitive free fall in communication metaphor - a semiotic analysis

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The fallacy of the cognitive free fall in communication metaphor - a semiotic analysis. / Thellefsen, Martin Muderspach; Thellefsen, Torkild Leo; Sørensen, Bent.

In: Library Trends, Vol. 63, No. 3, 2015, p. 512-527.

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Thellefsen, MM, Thellefsen, TL & Sørensen, B 2015, 'The fallacy of the cognitive free fall in communication metaphor - a semiotic analysis', Library Trends, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 512-527. https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2015.0011

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Thellefsen, M. M., Thellefsen, T. L., & Sørensen, B. (2015). The fallacy of the cognitive free fall in communication metaphor - a semiotic analysis. Library Trends, 63(3), 512-527. https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2015.0011

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Thellefsen MM, Thellefsen TL, Sørensen B. The fallacy of the cognitive free fall in communication metaphor - a semiotic analysis. Library Trends. 2015;63(3):512-527. https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2015.0011

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Thellefsen, Martin Muderspach ; Thellefsen, Torkild Leo ; Sørensen, Bent. / The fallacy of the cognitive free fall in communication metaphor - a semiotic analysis. In: Library Trends. 2015 ; Vol. 63, No. 3. pp. 512-527.

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