Metaphor:ACTION IS MOTION ALONG A PATH

Name Gloss	ACTION IS MOTION ALONG A PATH
Name Transcription
Aliases	ACTION IS MOTION ACTION IS MOVEMENT
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Primary
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Motion_along_a_path Roles:mover, motion_x-schema, source, path, goal, speed, direction, pathway, landmark
Target Frame	Action Roles:actor, action_x-schema, effector, effort

Mappings:

actor	<=	mover

action_self	<=	course_of_motion

action_purpose	<=	goal_of_motion

action_means	<=	path_of_motion

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	ACTION IS MOTION ALONG A PATH
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	ACTION IS MOTION
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	things that increase difficulty of action
Source Inference	impediments to motion along a path
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	DIFFICULTIES ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOVEMENT

Target Entailment	Caused inability to act
Source Inference	Prevention of motion along a path
Type of Inferential Structure	causation
Entailed Metaphor(s)	CAUSED INABILITY TO ACT IS PREVENTION OF MOTION ALONG A PATH

Target Entailment	Ability to act
Source Inference	ability to move along a path
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	ABILITY TO ACT IS ABILITY TO MOVE

Examples:

Example Text:	Devastation from the hurricane thrust the nation into recession.
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Example Text:	Congress' refusal to compromise is moving the country toward economic ruin.
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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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