Metaphor:SOCIETY IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE

Name Gloss	SOCIETY IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE
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Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Complex physical object Roles:object_whole, object_parts, object_part_relations, object_size, object_shape, object_location, object_weight
Target Frame	Society Roles:

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Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	SOCIETY IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE
Relation Type	is both a source and target subcase of
Related Metaphor	ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE
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Example Text:	Functionalism interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society. Society is more than the sum of its parts; rather, ...
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English Translation:
Provenance:	Functionalist Theory sociology.about.com › Education › Sociology › Sociological Theory
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Graph of related metaphors:

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• Metaphors
• Source frame

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n1 -> n2 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; }

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n1 -> n2 [label = "is both a source and target subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }

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n4 -> n2 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n5 [label="Personal weapon" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Personal_weapon" fontsize="10.0" ];

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

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

n7 -> n2 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n8 [label="Object" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Object" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n8 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n9 [label="Part whole" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Part_whole" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n9 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }