Metaphor:INSTITUTIONS ARE PEOPLE

Name Gloss	INSTITUTIONS ARE PEOPLE
Name Transcription
Aliases
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Person Roles:person, body, body_parts, actions, objectives
Target Frame	Institution Roles:institution_whole, mission, functions, positions, position_holders, position_duties, institution_structure, rules, physical_assets, position_relations, functional_status, authority_structure, authority_base

Mappings:

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	INSTITUTIONS ARE PEOPLE
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	INSTITUTION IS AN ORGANISM
Description

Current Metaphor	INSTITUTIONS ARE PEOPLE
Relation Type	is related to
Related Metaphor	CONSUMING RESOURCES IS EATING
Description

Entailments:

Examples:

Example Text:	Their practices and policies have put them right in the cross hairs and it is only a matter of time before someone pulls the trigger. When that happens, one will be left to wonder whether it is a suicide, a homicide or a mercy killing.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://fspp.net/Articles/crumbling_walls.htm
Annotation:	The Catholic Church is the entity here understood as "shooting itself" or being shot.
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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

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