Metaphor:GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER

Name Gloss	GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER
Name Transcription
Aliases	GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER GOVERNING IS CONTROLLING VEHICLUAR MOTION
Description
Metaphor Level	Specific
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex, Entailed
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Vehicular motion Roles:vehicle_driver, vehicle, motion_x-schema, vehicle_control_x-schema, speed, direction
Target Frame	Governing action Roles:governing_actor, governing_action_x-schema, governed, governing_objectives, governing_action_outcome, affected_jurisdiction, jurisdiction_state_x-schema, affect_rate_of_change, constraints_on_governing_actions, normative_governing_actions, non-normative_governing_actions

Mappings:

governor	<=	motion_controller

affected_jurisdiction	<=	vehicle

governed	<=	passenger(s)

governing_action_x-schema	<=	vehicle_control_x-schema

governing_objectives	<=	direction

jurisdiction_state_x-schema	<=	motion_x-schema

affect_rate_of_change	<=	speed

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	GOVERNMENT IS A PERSON
Description

Current Metaphor	GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER
Relation Type	makes use of
Related Metaphor	POLITICAL REGION IS A VEHICLE
Description

Current Metaphor	GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER
Relation Type	makes use of
Related Metaphor	STATE OF NATION IS LOCATION ALONG PATH
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	The government acts so as to bring about desired states of the governed (e.g. populace, nation)
Source Inference	The driver controls the speed and direction of the vehicle's motion in order to get the vehicle to the intended destination
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	a jurisdiction and its populace all share a common fate
Source Inference	a vehicle and its contents (driver and passengers) all move to the same locations
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	populace has desired (future) states
Source Inference	passengers have desired goal location(s)
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Examples:

Example Text:	The Syrian government is driving Syria into a dangerous zone.
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Example Text:	The current Japanese government is steering the country toward Socialism.
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Example Text:	Signal left, turn right: central rhetoric and local reform in China.
Transcription:
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Provenance:	http://prq.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/05/02/1065912912443874.abstract
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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="Government decision making" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Government_decision_making" fontsize="10.0" ];

n3 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n4 [label="Government executive action" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Government_executive_action" fontsize="10.0" ];

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

n5 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n6 [label="Legislative action" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Legislative_action" fontsize="10.0" ];

n6 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n7 [label="Taxation" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Taxation" fontsize="10.0" ];

n7 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n8 [label="Government" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Government" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n8 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n9 [label="Purposeful action" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Purposeful_action" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n9 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n10 [label="Process" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Process" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n10 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n11 [label="Judgment" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Judgment" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n11 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }

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n1 -> n2 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; n3 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A PERSON" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_PERSON" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n3 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ];

n2 -> n1 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n4 [label="STATE OF NATION IS LOCATION ALONG PATH" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:STATE_OF_NATION_IS_LOCATION_ALONG_PATH" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n4 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }

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

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

n2 -> n4 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ];

n2 -> n3 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n5 [label="Operating a machine" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Operating_a_machine" fontsize="10.0" ];

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