Metaphor:CORRUPTION IS A DISEASE

Name Gloss	CORRUPTION IS A DISEASE
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Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Disease Roles:disease, patient, symptom, body_part, infection_process, health_state
Target Frame	Corruption Roles:corrupt_actor, corrupt_activities, harmed_entity, corruption_affectee, corruption_effect

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Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	CORRUPTION IS A DISEASE
Relation Type	is in a dual relationship with
Related Metaphor	CRIME IS A DISEASE
Description

Current Metaphor	CORRUPTION IS A DISEASE
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	CORRUPTION IS A DESTRUCTIVE NATURAL PROCESS
Description

Current Metaphor	CORRUPTION IS A DISEASE
Relation Type	is a target subcase of
Related Metaphor	SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE DISEASES
Description

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Example Text:	Our government is afflicted with the cancer of corruption.
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Example Text:	Corrupt officials are infecting our government at every level.
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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

digraph meta4tggrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Moral corruption" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Moral_corruption" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Corruption" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Corruption" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

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

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

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

n2 -> n5 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }

digraph meta4graph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="CORRUPTION IS DECAY" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:CORRUPTION_IS_DECAY" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"]; n2 [label="CORRUPTION IS A DISEASE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:CORRUPTION_IS_A_DISEASE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is in some target relation to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; n3 [label="CRIME IS A DISEASE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:CRIME_IS_A_DISEASE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n3 [label = "is in a dual relationship with" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="darkgreen" ]; n4 [label="CORRUPTION IS A DESTRUCTIVE NATURAL PROCESS" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:CORRUPTION_IS_A_DESTRUCTIVE_NATURAL_PROCESS" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n4 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n5 [label="SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE DISEASES" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:SOCIAL_PROBLEMS_ARE_DISEASES" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

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

digraph meta4srcgrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Cancer" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Cancer" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Disease" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Disease" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

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

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

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

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