Metaphor:LIFE IS A JOURNEY

Name Gloss	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Name Transcription
Aliases	HUMAN LIFE IS A JOURNEY (Kovecses, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction,9)
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Journey Roles:
Target Frame	Life Roles:

Mappings:

life_liver	<=	journeyer

life_span	<=	journey_event

main_life_goal	<=	journey_destination

short_term_life_goals	<=	journey_stops

course_of_life	<=	path_traced_by_sequence_of_motion

life_stages	<=	locations_along_journey

life_difficulties	<=	journey_difficulties

lifestyle	<=	manner_of_journey

life_companion	<=	journey_companion

relationships_in_life	<=	vehicles_in_journey

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	is in some target relation to
Related Metaphor	ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY
Description	activated

Current Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	is both a source and target subcase of
Related Metaphor	ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION ALONG A PATH
Description

Current Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	makes use of
Related Metaphor	VIRTUAL MOTION IS ACTUAL MOTION
Description

Current Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	LIFE IS A SEQUENCE OF MOTIONS
Description

Current Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	is related to
Related Metaphor	COURSE OF A LIFE IS THE PATH TRACED BY A SEQUENCE OF MOTIONS
Description	The course of life is created by fictive motion metaphor; the course of life is an ontological metaphor – there is an entity created

Current Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	is both a source and target subcase of
Related Metaphor	PURPOSEFUL ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION TO A DESTINATION
Description

Current Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	makes use of
Related Metaphor	RELATIONSHIP IS A BOUNDED REGION IN SPACE
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	A purposeful life.
Source Inference	Sequence of motions towards a destination in a journey.
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	PURPOSE IN LIFE IS DESTINATION IN A JOURNEY

Examples:

Example Text:	She hasn't gone as far in life as her parents had hoped.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Grady 1998:113
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	His life has taken a good course.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Grady 1998:113
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	I go where my path leads me.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Grady 1998:113
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	I go where my path leads me.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Grady 1998:113
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	As I've traveled through life, I've made a lot of friends along the way.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Grady 1998:113
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	He has changed his direction in life, and taken a more spiritual path.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Grady 1998:114
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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