Metaphor:NATION IS A VEHICLE

Name Gloss	NATION IS A VEHICLE
Name Transcription
Aliases	NATION IS A CAR
Description
Metaphor Level	Specific
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Vehicle Roles:vehicle, vehicle_passengers, vehicle_freight, vehicle_driver, vehicle_location
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	<=	vehicle

nation_citizens	<=	vehicle_passengers

nation_leaders	<=	vehicle_driver

state_of_nation	<=	vehicle_location
via STATES ARELOCATIONS

Related Metaphors:

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

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

Entailments:

Target Entailment	Leading a nation
Source Inference	Driving a vehicle
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	LEADING A NATION IS DRIVING A VEHICLE

Target Entailment	Future states of the nation
Source Inference	Future locations of vehicle on path
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Examples:

Example Text:	Saltykov explored the psychological problems resulting from the shifting of a nation's gears, of creating a new way of life.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Techniques of Satire: The Case of Saltykov-Ščedrin By Emil Draitser
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

digraph meta4tggrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="State leadership" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:State_leadership" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Nation" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Nation" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

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="LEADING A NATION IS DRIVING A VEHICLE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:LEADING_A_NATION_IS_DRIVING_A_VEHICLE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"]; n2 [label="NATION IS A VEHICLE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:NATION_IS_A_VEHICLE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is an entailment of" fontsize="8.0" color="orange" ]; n3 [label="NATION IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:NATION_IS_A_COMPLEX_STRUCTURE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

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

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

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

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

n4 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n5 [label="Vehicular motion" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Vehicular_motion" fontsize="10.0" ];

n5 -> n2 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n6 [label="Machine" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Machine" fontsize="10.0" ];

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

n2 -> n7 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ];

n2 -> n5 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n8 [label="Mode of transportation" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Mode_of_transportation" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n8 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }