influence the citizens of America to follow the instruction from the father of a nation when the nation situation is in doubt.
Table 3.3.1 Mapping of NATION AS FAMILY NATION
FAMILY Homeland is the place where
citizens are stay to live Home is the place where a family
stay together Government is the leader of a nation
who has the authority to make such regulations and decisions
Father has the highest status in a family and also responsible to his
family The citizens have to follow the rule
that government has made The children of the family has to
obey the rule from their father
The mapping in table 3.3.1 above explained the relation between the source domain FAMILY and the target domain NATION. The mapping
highlighted function of family member in source domain FAMILY which applied to target domain NATION.
3.4 PROBLEM IS STORM
There are two data represent the concept PROBLEM IS STORM. The conceptual metaphor PROBLEM IS STORM is derived from the mapping
process based on the metaphorical linguistic expression found in data number 18 and 31.
h. Datum 8 no. 18:
“Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storm
.”
Explanation:
In datum 8 the metaphorical expression gathering clouds and raging storms
usually refer to a bad weather situation. STORM and PROBLEM are two things that have very different conceptual domain. Therefore, there is a
cross domain conceptual mapping between these two. Storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder,
lightning, or snow, but in here the me taphorical expressions „gathering clouds
and „raging storm‟ are used to describe the „problem‟ which problem is obviously not related to „storm‟. The target domain PROBLEM is conceived
in source domain STORM, which some experiences in problem are described by storm. The literally indication of bad weather that may come and usually
seen from gathering clouds in a region and then lead by wind, rain, and thunder that cause storm.
The metaphor meaning in this sentence seen from the previous sentence which explained about the recent situation of the nation that refers to
the problem of social and leads to economic problem as a consequence of America‟s invasion in Iraq which has the strong perceptions as gathering
clouds and raging storms. Therefore, the meaning of gathering clouds is the
social problem and raging storms means economical problem that recently happened in America. This metaphoric expression has the aesthetic to create
