Metaphor:IDEAS ARE FOOD

Name Gloss	IDEAS ARE FOOD
Name Transcription
Aliases	IDEAS ARE FOOD (Metaphors We Live By) KNOWLEDGE IS FOOD
Description
Metaphor Level
Metaphor Type	Primary
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Food Roles:food, food_consumer, type, amount, properties
Target Frame	Idea Roles:idea_cognizer, idea_self, idea_source

Mappings:

idea_self	<=	food

idea_cognizer	<=	food_consumer

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	IDEAS ARE FOOD
Relation Type	is a mapping within
Related Metaphor	COGNIZING IS EATING
Description	Covers both ingesting and digesting in the source domain.

Current Metaphor	IDEAS ARE FOOD
Relation Type	is a mapping within
Related Metaphor	ACQUIRING IDEAS IS EATING
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	Interest in ideas
Source Inference	Appetite for food
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	INTEREST IN IDEAS IS APETITE FOR FOOD

Target Entailment	Good ideas
Source Inference	Healthful food
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	GOOD IDEAS ARE HEALTHFUL FOODS

Target Entailment	Helpful ideas
Source Inference	Nutritious foods
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	HELPFUL IDEAS ARE NUTRITIOUS FOODS

Target Entailment	Disturbing ideas
Source Inference	Disgusting foods
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	DISTURBING IDEAS ARE DISGUSTING FOODS

Target Entailment	Interesting ideas
Source Inference	Appetizing foods
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	INTERESTING IDEAS ARE APPETIZING FOODS

Target Entailment	Preparing ideas to be understood
Source Inference	Food preparation
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	PREPARING IDEAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD IS FOOD PREPARATION

Target Entailment	Substantial ideas
Source Inference	Meat
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	SUBSTANTIAL IDEAS ARE MEAT

Target Entailment	Uninteresting ideas
Source Inference	Flavorless food
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	UNINTERESTING IDEAS ARE FLAVORLESS FOOD

Examples:

Example Text:	This is what happens when science serves up facts more indigestible than evolution. We end up with a society where the masses live in outright ignorance and denial, while the dominant institutions, thanks to market and political expediency, continually reorganize themselves around actionable intelligence as it comes in.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/11/a-fact-more-indigestible-than-evolution-part-ii
Annotation:	cognitively unassimilable or ideas are indigestible food
Comments:

Example Text:	Food for thought nust be appetizing. Chemistry students usually can write acceptable exposition if they know good writing is expected
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed055p727
Annotation:
Comments:

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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" ]; }

digraph meta4graph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="ACQUIRING IDEAS IS EATING" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:ACQUIRING_IDEAS_IS_EATING" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"]; n2 [label="IDEAS ARE FOOD" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:IDEAS_ARE_FOOD" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; n3 [label="DISTURBING IDEAS ARE DISGUSTING FOODS" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:DISTURBING_IDEAS_ARE_DISGUSTING_FOODS" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n3 -> n2 [label = "is an entailment of" fontsize="8.0" color="orange" ]; n4 [label="INTEREST IN IDEAS IS APPETITE FOR FOOD" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:INTEREST_IN_IDEAS_IS_APPETITE_FOR_FOOD" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

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

n5 -> n2 [label = "is an entailment of" fontsize="8.0" color="orange" ]; n6 [label="PREPARING IDEAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD IS FOOD PREPARATION" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:PREPARING_IDEAS_TO_BE_UNDERSTOOD_IS_FOOD_PREPARATION" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n6 -> n2 [label = "is an entailment of" fontsize="8.0" color="orange" ]; n7 [label="COGNIZING IS EATING" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:COGNIZING_IS_EATING" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n7 [label = "is a mapping within" fontsize="8.0" color="brown" ];

n2 -> n1 [label = "is a mapping within" fontsize="8.0" color="brown" ]; }

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

n1 -> n2 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n3 [label="Leftover Food" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Leftover_Food" fontsize="10.0" ];

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

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

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

n2 -> n6 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ];

n2 -> n1 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n7 [label="Resource" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Resource" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n7 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; }