Metaphor:ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY

Name Gloss	ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY
Name Transcription
Aliases	ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY (Gibbs (1994, 2006); Gibbs & Matlock (2008)) LOVE IS A JOURNEY (Metaphors We Live By)
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Journey Roles:
Target Frame	Romantic relationship Roles:

Mappings:

relationship_participant	<=	journeyer

relationship_co_participant	<=	co_journeyer

relationship	<=	vehicle

course_of_relationship	<=	path_of_journey

difficulties_in_a_relationship	<=	obstacles/impediments_in_journey

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	makes use of
Related Metaphor	EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PHYSICAL PROXIMITY
Description

Current Metaphor	ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	makes use of
Related Metaphor	ACTION IS MOTION ALONG A PATH
Description

Current Metaphor	ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP IS A JOURNEY
Relation Type	is in some target relation to
Related Metaphor	LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Description

Entailments:

Target Entailment	Two people in a relationship have compatible purposes in a romantic relationship
Source Inference	Two people traveling together have a common destination a journey
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)

Target Entailment	Difficulties in a romantic relationship
Source Inference	Obstacles to motion along a path
Type of Inferential Structure
Entailed Metaphor(s)	DIFFICULTIES IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP ARE IMPEDIMENTS TO MOTION ALONG A PATH

Examples:

Example Text:	Where are we in this relationship?
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Example Text:	It feels like this relationship is going nowhere.
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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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