Metaphor:ORGANIZATION IS A MACHINE

Name Gloss	ORGANIZATION IS A MACHINE
Name Transcription
Aliases
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	Organization Roles:organization_whole, organization_members, organizational_structure, organization_functions, organization_mission, organization_roles, organization_procedures, organization_physical_assets, organization_internal_structure, organization_external_relations, organization_sub-groups

Mappings:

organization_whole	<=	machine_entity

organizational_efficacy	<=	functional_status

ogranization_mission	<=	purpose_of_machine

head_of_organization	<=	operator_of_machine

organization_management_x-schema	<=	operating_x-schema
e.g., machine is 'running', organizations are 'running'

organization_subparts	<=	machine_parts

organization_procedures	<=	procedures_for_operation

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	ORGANIZATION IS A MACHINE
Relation Type	is a target subcase of
Related Metaphor	ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE
Description

Entailments:

Examples:

Example Text:	Since the enactment of SB 163 (Evans), the three branches of state government have been working smoothly in the transition process called for in that landmark legislation.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2685_cfa_20120509_173812_asm_floor.html
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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

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

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

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

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

n6 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n7 [label="Social group" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Social_group" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n7 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }

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

n1 -> n2 [label = "is a target 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" ]; }