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. 2026 Jul 21;17:1794229. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1794229

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Heat map illustrating within-decade proportions of seven metaphor types from the 1970s to 2010s, with State metaphors dominant each decade, peaking at 57.7 percent during the 2010s. — Diachronic distribution of metaphor types in the [X + Li] construction by decade.