Metaphor:DIFFICULTIES ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOVEMENT

Name Gloss	DIFFICULTIES ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOVEMENT
Name Transcription
Aliases	DIFFICULTIES ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOVEMENT (Philosophy in the Flesh,188)
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Motion impediments Roles:mover, impediment, mover_location, mover_motion_x-schema
Target Frame	Difficulties in action Roles:actor, difficulty, objective

Mappings:

actor	<=	mover

difficulty	<=	impediment

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	DIFFICULTIES ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOVEMENT
Relation Type	is an entailment of
Related Metaphor	PURPOSEFUL ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION TO A DESTINATION
Description

Current Metaphor	DIFFICULTIES ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOVEMENT
Relation Type	is in some target relation to
Related Metaphor	IMPEDIMENTS TO ACTION ARE PHYSICAL IMPEDIMENTS TO MOTION
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	difficulties can prevent completion of purposeful action
Source Inference	barriers on path can prevent motion along that path to goal
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	difficulties can increase time and effort needed to accomplish objectives
Source Inference	barriers on path can increase time and effort needed to reach goal
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Examples:

Example Text:	Our project has hit a roadblock.
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Example Text:	What's holding you back from pursuing your dreams?
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Example Text:	They faced some tough problems at the beginning of their marriage but got over them quickly.
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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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