Metaphor:LAWS ARE PLANTS

Name Gloss	LAWS ARE PLANTS
Name Transcription
Aliases
Description
Metaphor Level
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Plants Roles:plant_entity, plant_anatomy, plant_size, plant_attributes, plant_life_cycle, plant_nourishment
Target Frame	Law Roles:

Mappings:

law	<=	plant_entity

legal_actions	<=	plant_attributes

law_creator	<=	plant_nourishment

jurisdiction	<=	plant_size

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	LAWS ARE PLANTS
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	LAWS ARE LIVING ENTITIES
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment
Source Inference
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	CREATING A LAW IS GROWING A PLANT

Target Entailment
Source Inference
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	REFINING A LAW IS TRIMMING A PLANT

Examples:

Example Text:	Out of these discussions will grow legislation of farreaching importance.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	The National Humane Review, Volumes 7-8, p.170
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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