Metaphor:NATION IS A MACHINE

Name Gloss	NATION IS A MACHINE
Name Transcription
Aliases	NATION IS A MACHINE COUNTRY IS A MACHINE
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Machine Roles:machine_entity, purpose, functional_status, operator_of_machine, operating_x-schema, parts, power_source
Target Frame	Nation Roles:nation_whole, nation_geographic_area, nation_member_regions, nation_citizens, nation_leaders, national_government, state_of_nation, nation_infrastructure, basis_of_continued_existence

Mappings:

nation_whole	<=	machine_entity

nation_leaders	<=	operator_of_machine

state_of_nation	<=	functional_status

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	NATION IS A MACHINE
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	NATION IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	Nation failing to function effectively
Source Inference	Machine breaking down
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Effectively-governed country functions efficiently
Source Inference	Well-maintained machine works efficiently
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Examples:

Example Text:	If the President doesn't show some leadership, the country will grind to a halt.
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Example Text:	...and asked them to be serious towards bringing a full-fledged budget at the earliest to ensure that the country functions smoothly.
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Provenance:	http://www.dcnepalevent.com/news/news-hightlights.php?nid=78946
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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="Political region" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Political_region" fontsize="10.0" ];

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

digraph meta4graph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="NATION IS A MACHINE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:NATION_IS_A_MACHINE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ]; n2 [label="NATION IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:NATION_IS_A_COMPLEX_STRUCTURE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }

digraph meta4srcgrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Computer" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Computer" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Machine" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Machine" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

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

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

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

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

n2 -> n6 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }