Metaphor:ACHIEVING A PURPOSE IS REACHING A DESTINATION

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Name Gloss ACHIEVING A PURPOSE IS REACHING A DESTINATION
Name Transcription
Aliases

PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS

PURPOSES ARE PHYSICAL GOALS (Johnson)

Description DEMO.
Metaphor Level
Metaphor Type Primary, Entailed
Experiential Basis
Source Frame Self propelled motion to a destination
Roles:self-mover, self-motion_x-schema, source, path, goal
Target Frame Purposeful action
Roles:actor, action_x-schema, objective, action_type, effector, effort


Mappings:

actor <= self-mover
action_x-schema <= self-motion_x-schema
action_x-schema.final = achieving purpose; self-motion.x-schema.final = reaching destination
purpose <= destination

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor ACHIEVING A PURPOSE IS REACHING A DESTINATION
Relation Type makes use of
Related Metaphor MEANS ARE PATHS
Description
Current Metaphor ACHIEVING A PURPOSE IS REACHING A DESTINATION
Relation Type is an entailment of
Related Metaphor PURPOSEFUL ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION TO A DESTINATION
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment Different means of achieving a purpose
Source Inference Different paths to reaching a destination
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s) DIFFERENT MEANS OF ACHIEVING A PURPOSE ARE DIFFERENT PATHS TO A DESTINATION
Target Entailment Lack of purpose
Source Inference Lack of direction
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)
Target Entailment Aids to achieving a purpose
Source Inference Aids to reaching a destination
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s) AIDS TO ACHIEVING A PURPOSE ARE AIDS TO REACHING A DESTINATION

Examples:

Example Text: We've reached the end.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance: Philosophy in the Flesh (190)
Annotation:
Comments:
Example Text: We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance: Philosophy in the Flesh (190)
Annotation:
Comments:
Example Text: We only have short way to go.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance: Philosophy in the Flesh (190)
Annotation:
Comments:
Example Text: We're where we wanted to go.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance: Philosophy in the Flesh (190)
Annotation:
Comments:
Example Text: The goal is a long way off.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance: Philosophy in the Flesh (190)
Annotation:
Comments:
Example Text: He is just floating around.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance: Philosophy in the Flesh (190)
Annotation:
Comments: Lack of purpose is lack of direction

Graph of related metaphors:

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

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

n5 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n6 [label="Governing action" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Governing_action" fontsize="10.0" ];

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

n7 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n8 [label="Instrument" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Instrument" fontsize="10.0" ];

n8 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n9 [label="Person" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Person" fontsize="10.0" ];

n9 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n10 [label="Self propelled motion" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Self_propelled_motion" fontsize="10.0" ];

n10 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n11 [label="Self-initiated state change" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Self-initiated_state_change" fontsize="10.0" ];

n11 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n12 [label="Work scenario" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Work_scenario" fontsize="10.0" ];

n12 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n13 [label="Action" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Action" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n13 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n14 [label="Desiring" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Desiring" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n14 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }

digraph meta4graph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="ACHIEVING GUN RIGHTS IS REACHING A DESTINATION" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:ACHIEVING_GUN_RIGHTS_IS_REACHING_A_DESTINATION" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"]; n2 [label="ACHIEVING A PURPOSE IS REACHING A DESTINATION" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:ACHIEVING_A_PURPOSE_IS_REACHING_A_DESTINATION" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is both a source and target subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n3 [label="AIDS TO ACHIEVING A PURPOSE ARE AIDS TO REACHING A DESTINATION" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:AIDS_TO_ACHIEVING_A_PURPOSE_ARE_AIDS_TO_REACHING_A_DESTINATION" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n3 -> n2 [label = "is an entailment of" fontsize="8.0" color="orange" ]; n4 [label="DIFFERENT MEANS OF ACHIEVING A PURPOSE ARE DIFFERENT PATHS TO A DESTINATION" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:DIFFERENT_MEANS_OF_ACHIEVING_A_PURPOSE_ARE_DIFFERENT_PATHS_TO_A_DESTINATION" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n4 -> n2 [label = "is an entailment of" fontsize="8.0" color="orange" ]; n5 [label="MEANS ARE PATHS" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:MEANS_ARE_PATHS" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n5 -> n2 [label = "is a mapping within" fontsize="8.0" color="brown" ];

n2 -> n5 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n6 [label="PURPOSEFUL ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION TO A DESTINATION" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:PURPOSEFUL_ACTION_IS_SELF-PROPELLED_MOTION_TO_A_DESTINATION" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n6 [label = "is an entailment of" fontsize="8.0" color="orange" ]; }

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

n2 -> n3 [label = "is a perspective on" fontsize="8.0" ]; n4 [label="Motion to a location" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Motion_to_a_location" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n4 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }

EntailmentDifferent means of achieving a purpose (Different paths to reaching a destination, ?, DIFFERENT MEANS OF ACHIEVING A PURPOSE ARE DIFFERENT PATHS TO A DESTINATION) +, Lack of purpose (Lack of direction, ?, ?) + and Aids to achieving a purpose (Aids to reaching a destination, ?, AIDS TO ACHIEVING A PURPOSE ARE AIDS TO REACHING A DESTINATION) +
ExampleEnglish (We've reached the end., ?, ?, Philosophy in the Flesh (190), ?, ?, ?) +, English (We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel., ?, ?, Philosophy in the Flesh (190), ?, ?, ?) +, English (We only have short way to go., ?, ?, Philosophy in the Flesh (190), ?, ?, ?) +, English (We're where we wanted to go., ?, ?, Philosophy in the Flesh (190), ?, ?, ?) +, English (The goal is a long way off., ?, ?, Philosophy in the Flesh (190), ?, ?, ?) + and English (He is just floating around., ?, ?, Philosophy in the Flesh (190), ?, Lack of purpose is lack of direction, ?) +
Has descriptionDEMO. +
Has source frameFrame:Self propelled motion to a destination +
Has target frameFrame:Purposeful action +
Mappingactor (self-mover, ?) +, action_x-schema (self-motion_x-schema, action_x-schema.final = achieving purpose) + and purpose (destination, ?) +
Metaphor.AliasPURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS (?) + and PURPOSES ARE PHYSICAL GOALS (Johnson) +
Metaphor.Investigated forEnglish +
Metaphor.Source frameFrame:Self propelled motion to a destination +
Metaphor.Target frameFrame:Purposeful action +
Metaphor.TypePrimary + and Entailed +
Related metaphormakes use of (MEANS ARE PATHS, ?) + and is an entailment of (PURPOSEFUL ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION TO A DESTINATION, ?) +
Has subobject
"Has subobject" is a predefined property representing a container construct that allows to accumulate property-value assignments similar to that of a normal wiki page.
Metaphor:ACHIEVING A PURPOSE IS REACHING A DESTINATION#Is_example_of +