Metaphor:COMMUNICATING IS OBJECT TRANSFER

Name Gloss	COMMUNICATING IS OBJECT TRANSFER
Name Transcription
Aliases	COMMUNICATION IS OBJECT EXCHANGE
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Primary, Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Transfer scenario Roles:transferor, transfer_recipient, transferred_object, transferor_process, transfer_recipient_process
Target Frame	Communication Roles:communicator, addressee, message, topic, medium

Mappings:

communicator	<=	transferor

addressee	<=	transfer_recipient

message	<=	transferred_object

language	<=	vehicle_for_transfer
these roles are not in frames

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	COMMUNICATING IS OBJECT TRANSFER
Relation Type	makes use of
Related Metaphor	PURPOSEFUL THINKING IS GOAL-DIRECTED MOTION
Description

Current Metaphor	COMMUNICATING IS OBJECT TRANSFER
Relation Type	is related to
Related Metaphor	IDEAS ARE OBJECTS
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	Success of communication
Source Inference	Success of transfer
Type of Inferential Structure	x-schema stage
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Accepting ideas
Source Inference	Accepting objects
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Understanding
Source Inference	Ability to accept objects
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Intially, addressee is not aware of message
Source Inference	Initially, transfer_recipient does not possess transferred_object
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	acquiring ideas
Source Inference	gaining possession of objects
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Words and linguistic expressions
Source Inference	containers and vehicles via which objects are transferred
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	WORDS ARE CONTAINERS

Examples:

Example Text:	You gave me a great idea!
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	Try to pack more thoughts into fewer words.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Reddy (1979)
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	Whenever you have a good idea practice capturing it in words.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Reddy (1979)
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	Don't force your meanings into the wrong words.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Reddy (1979)
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	Try to get your thoughts across better.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Reddy (1979)
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	You still have to give me an idea of what you mean.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Reddy (1979)
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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n1 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n3 [label="Discussing" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Discussing" fontsize="10.0" ];

n3 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n4 [label="Speaking" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Speaking" fontsize="10.0" ];

n4 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n5 [label="Word" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Word" fontsize="10.0" ];

n5 -> n2 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; }

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n1 -> n2 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; n3 [label="WORDS ARE CONTAINERS" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:WORDS_ARE_CONTAINERS" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n3 -> n2 [label = "is a mapping within" fontsize="8.0" color="brown" ]; n4 [label="PURPOSEFUL THINKING IS GOAL-DIRECTED MOTION" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:PURPOSEFUL_THINKING_IS_GOAL-DIRECTED_MOTION" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n4 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n5 [label="IDEAS ARE OBJECTS" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:IDEAS_ARE_OBJECTS" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n5 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; }

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n1 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n3 [label="Gain possession" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Gain_possession" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n3 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n4 [label="Lose possession" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Lose_possession" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n4 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n5 [label="Complex process" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Complex_process" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n5 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }