Cultural Conceptualizations in Persian Language: Implications for L2 Learning
Subject Areas :Amir Sabzevari 1 , Sajad Shafiee 2
1 - Department of English, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
2 - Department of English, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
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