Metaphor:IDEAS ARE OBJECTS

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

Source Frame	Object Roles:object_entity, size, shape, substance, weight, object_interior, object_exterior_surface
Target Frame	Idea Roles:idea_cognizer, idea_self, idea_source

Mappings:

idea_self	<=	object_entity

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	IDEAS ARE OBJECTS
Relation Type	is related to
Related Metaphor	THINKING IS OBJECT MANIPULATION
Description	The current metaphor serves as a mapping in THINKING IS OBJECT MANIPULATION.

Current Metaphor	IDEAS ARE OBJECTS
Relation Type	is related to
Related Metaphor	UNDERSTANDING IS GRASPING
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	Coming up with an idea
Source Inference	Creating an object
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Coming up with complex ideas
Source Inference	Constructing or structuring complex objects
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Analyzing ideas
Source Inference	Taking apart complex objects
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Structure of an idea
Source Inference	Structure of an object
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	STRUCTURE OF AN IDEA IS STRUCTURE OF AN OBJECT

Target Entailment	Analyzing ideas
Source Inference	Taking apart objects
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	ANALYZING IDEAS IS TAKING APART OBJECTS

Examples:

Example Text:	You'd need an electron microscope to find the point of this essay.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	Reddy (1979)
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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n2 -> n8 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; }

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