Paul Messaris's scientific contributions

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... Both verbal and pictorial metaphors in promotional discourse, have received due attention owing to their persuasive power to make potential buyers change their buying habits (Maalej, 2001(Maalej, , 2003(Maalej, , 2007(Maalej, , 2014Messaris, 1997;Siltanen, 1981;Sopory & Dillard, 2002a-b). Therefore, if the translation of an ad fails for reasons of cultural reception, this may occasion a loss of profit for companies hiring a copy writer. ...