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Conceptualization of Metaphor at the Discourse of the Bali 
G20 Summit in Online Mass Media : Cognitive Semantic 

 
 

Siti Ayu Nurhidayati1*, Mulyadi2 
1,2Universitas Sumatera Utara 

Indonesia 

sitiayu@students.usu.ac.id   

 

   

Article History: Submitted on December 25th, 2022; Revised on February 7th, 2023: 
Accepted on June 18th, 2023; Published on June 30th, 2023. 

 
 

ABSTRACT  
 
 

This study discusses the conceptualization of metaphors in the discourse of 
the Bali G20 Summit using cognitive semantic theory. The purpose of this 
study is to explore and analyze the types and meanings of metaphors and 
create a semantic network to see the relationship of meanings with one 
another. This research is included in the descriptive qualitative research. The 
source of metaphor data comes from online mass media. The method used 
in data collection is the simak method, with the note-taking technique as the 
primary technique, and the data analysis method uses the distribution method 
with advanced techniques for natural elements (BUL). The results showed 
three types of metaphors, namely three structural, two orientational, and five 
ontological metaphors. Based on the metaphorical mapping between the 
source domain and the target domain of the image scheme, namely the 
identity of the suitability feature matching; space with features Up-Down, 
Front-Back, Left-Right, Near-far, Center-Periphery, Contact; force strength 
with the characteristics of balance, state of existence characteristic of an 
object, cycle, and process, limited space bounded space. Cognitive roles 
influence the conceptualization of metaphors in the discourse of the Bali G20 
Summit. The meaning of the metaphor is reflected based on different 
thoughts and experiences in the context of the sentence. The linkage of 
meaning between one meaning and another can be connected through 
synonymous meaning relations in a semantic network. 
 
Keywords: cognitive, image, networks, metaphors,semantic 
 
 
 
 

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INTRODUCTION 
 

The importance of language for human life causes language to vary 
wildly, one of which is conveying messages or information using figurative or 
figurative language. For example, this figurative or figurative language can be 
found in metaphors. Metaphor (Kridalaksana, 2008) is the use of words or 
other expressions for objects or other concepts based on figures of speech 
or similarities, eg, mountain foot, table leg, based on the allegory of the 
human leg. In producing utterances and words, language users can form 
certain concepts influenced by their thoughts' realm, giving rise to creative 
forms of language, such as the emergence of metaphorical expressions. 
According to Ungerer (2006:118), metaphor is not only a form of creative 
language phenomena but the result of a way of thinking about something. 
(Lakoff, & Johnson, 2003:71) also mention that a person thinks and 
conceptualizes something in metaphorical expressions. Conceptual 
metaphors are studied through cognitive linguistics. In conceptual 
metaphors, there are the source and target domains. The source domain is 
the concept used as the basis for conceptualization, and the target domain is 
where the conceptualization is directed (Nirmala, 2012). Between the source 
and target domains are things embedded in our cognition and transformed 
through metaphorical conceptualization. Ungerer (2006:118) suggests the 
same thing in the view of cognitive linguistics; metaphor is a mapping of 
concepts from the source to the target domain. In this article, the metaphor 
discussed is a conceptual metaphor using a cognitive semantic approach. 

Language phenomena will continue to emerge along with the times. 
This language phenomenon arises because of the dynamic nature of language. 
Language also develops following the development of the language of its 
speakers. Language has a significant role in the process of human thinking, 
the linkage between language and thought lies in the assumption that 
language influences how people view the world and the minds of individual 
language users. Humans interpret each concept with their cognition, and 
language conveys these concepts. In linguistics, some studies study the 
relationship between language and cognition, namely cognitive linguistics. 
According to (Evans, Vyvyan., & Green, 2006), cognitive linguistics studies 
how a person thinks about something spoken through his language. This 
definition is in line with the opinion (Cuyckens, 2012) that cognitive 
linguistics is the relationship between language and one's cognitive function. 
Everyone's cognition is used to know and learn everything in this world. 
Therefore, every concept that exists in the world can be interpreted 
cognitively by someone, and these concepts can be different because different 
cultures influence them. The study in linguistics that dissects meanings is 
called cognitive semantics. Evans (2007) defines cognitive semantics as a study 
that studies the meanings in one's cognition or the interpretation of one's 
cognition. One of the main focuses of this study is a metaphor. A metaphor is 

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a figurative language that conceptualizes one concept to another. For 
example:  

Hujan Debat di Sidang Luhut Vs Haris-Fatia: Mulai dari Pesan WhatsApp Minta 
Tolong soal Freeport sampai Minta Saham. (Kompas.com) 
Rain of Debates in Luhut Vs Haris-Fatia Trial: From WhatsApp Messages 
Requesting Help on Freeport to Requesting Shares. (Kompas.com) 

The metaphorical expression is shown by the linguistic marker debate 
rain. The phrase debate rain consists of the word rain, which is defined lexically 
in KBBI V online, as 'water droplets falling from the air due to the cooling 
process' and the word debate, which is defined lexically in KBBI V online, as 
'discussion and exchange of opinions on a matter by giving each other reasons 
to defend their respective opinions'. The concept of metaphor in the phrase 
debate rain is that the amount of debate that occurred in the trial is like the 
concept of rain. What is being compared is a lot of debate with rain. 

Conceptual metaphor (Lakoff, G., & Johnson, 2003) results from 
mental construction based on the analogy principle of conceptualizing one 
thing with another. The components of metaphor in the view of cognitive 
linguistics include: (1) the domain of the source (source domain), generally of 
a concrete nature; (2) the target domain, generally abstract; and (3) mapping 
between the two domains (mapping). The following is an example of a 
conceptual metaphor with the expression life is a journey described in table 
1 below.  

Table 1: 
Metaphor Mapping 

Life is a journey 
(Source Realm and Target Realm) 

Source Realm 
(Life) 

Target Realm 
(Journey) 

The starting point is birth, and the 
ending point is death 

The starting point is the starting 
place to start the journey, and the 
ending point is the destination. 

Have goals. The purpose of life is 
to enter heaven. 

On the way must have a goal. For 
example, we are going to the beach. 

Have Barriers. In life, there are 
obstacles, such as distractions in 
worship. 

I sometimes encounter obstacles 
during the journey, such as a 
vehicle breaking down. 

 
According to Lakoff & Johnson (2013) (Tawami, T., & Sari, 2018;  

Setiaji, 2019) conceptual metaphors consist of three types: structural 
metaphors, orientational metaphors, and ontological metaphors.  

1. Structural metaphor, namely a concept formed metaphorically by using 
another concept. This structural metaphor is based on two domains: the 

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source domain and the target domain. Structural metaphors are based on 
systematic correlations in everyday experience. 

2. Orientational metaphors are metaphors related to spatial orientation, such as 
up-down, inside-out, front-back, and so on. This spatial orientation arises 
from the fact that we have bodies, and bodies function in a physical 
environment. Therefore, this metaphor is based more on human physical 
experience in adjusting direction orientation in everyday life, such as UP-
DOWN, measured from human physical experience. 

3. Ontological metaphors conceptualize thoughts, experiences, and processes of 
abstract things into something physical. In other words, ontological 
metaphors consider abstract nouns as concrete nouns. For example, "The 
Mind is a Machine" in the sentence "My mind just is not operating today" 
(today my brain is not working or today I do not want to think). 

Interpreting the meaning contained in the metaphor can be seen with 
the image scheme. Image scheme (Saeed, 2003) is a fundamental cognitive 
semantic conceptual structure. In addition, image schema is a structure of 
meaning derived from the experience of how the body interacts with the 
world. This experience is useful for understanding abstractly and 
understanding the truth. Furthermore, (Cruse & Croft, 2004) describes the 
image schema categories as follows (in Amant, Morrison, Chang, Cohen, & 
Beal, 2006). 

Table 2: 
Image Scheme 

Space  

 

Up-Down, Front-Back, Left-Right, Near-far, Center-  

Periphery, Contact  

Scale  Path 

Container  

 

Containment, In-Out,  

Surface, Full-Empty, Content  

Force  

 

Balance, Counterforce,  

Compulsion, Restraint,  

Enablement, Blockage,  

Diversion, Attraction  

Unity/  

Multiplicity  

Merging, Collection,  

Splitting, Iteration, Part-Whole, Mass-Count, Link  

Identity  

 

Matching, Superimposition  

 

Excistence  

 

Removal, Bounded Space,  

Cycle, Object, Process  

 

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The different meanings of a polysemic linguistic unit are unified based 
on the categorization relations between the meanings, such as elaboration and 
expansion, to form a semantic network (Langacker, 2008: 37; check further 
Geeraerts, 2010). It is believed that the emergence of a new meaning in a 
word must have a driving force. For example, the word roll out means to 
hold, unfold, spread out, make, open, spread out, develop, carry out, carry 
out, widen, hold, and organize, until the meaning of hitching must be 
something that motivates it. The form of the relationship between these 
meanings can be described (Nurhidayati, 2017:4). Lakoff & Johnson 1987) 
have tried using metaphorical language styles, metonyms, and image schemas 
to describe the relationship between meanings in the meaning of the 
metaphor. At the same time, Langacker describes it through his prototype 
theory and schema. 

The dynamic nature of language is evidenced by the many language 
phenomena that arise along with the development of technology in every era. 
Technological developments at this time make it very easy for us to obtain 
information; many media provide the various information we want, one of 
which is mass media in the network (online). Information in the form of news 
is conveyed in an informative manner to attract readers' attention. One of the 
attractions for readers is the use of metaphors in the delivery of news in the 
mass media.The study of the conceptualization of metaphors in mass media 
is attractive because journalists use language that rarely or has nothing to do 
with the scope of news in expressing an intention. 

The G20 Bali Summit was the seventeenth meeting of the Group of 
Twenty. The summit has been held in Bali, Indonesia, in 2022. Indonesia's 
presidency runs from December 1, 2021 until the summit in the fourth 
quarter of 2022. The coverage of the G20 Bali Summit was very popular 
because the event was held in Indonesia. The G20 Bali Summit is a discourse 
to build the nation's economy. The role realized through linguistic discourse 
is not only understood as information, but builds the reality of people's 
understanding of a phenomenon. The mass media that produces the G20 Bali 
Summit discourse will influence the readers' cognition. In this case, people 
are influenced to participate in building the nation's economy or vice versa. 
In the manifestation of role fulfillment, the mass media has a variety of 
languages that are flexible and interesting in conveying events. In this case, 
the mass media uses various language tools to package constructive and 
destructive ideologies related to the nation's economic development, one of 
which is the use of metaphors. Metaphorical expressions are used in 
delivering messages so that they have a deeper flavor. 

In previous studies, several articles discussed conceptual metaphors 
that were dissected using a cognitive semantic analysis knife. Research 
conducted by Aulia, ZN (2020) entitled Conceptual Metaphors in the Rubric 
of Manglé Online Magazine Unak-Anik Kahirupan: Cognitive Semantic 
Analysis examines the types of conceptual metaphors, conceptual meanings, 
and image schemes in the writing of manglé online magazine unak-anik 

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kahirupan. Haula (2019) examined Metaphor Conceptualization in the 
Kompas Opinion Rubric: A Cognitive Semantic Study and found that the use 
of metaphors in opinion texts is intended to convey the author's intention in 
an unclear way and provide more interesting things for readers to listen to. 
The distinctive feature of metaphors found in Kompas opinion texts is 
metaphors related to nature. (Sofa, 2019b) Sofa (2019) Metaphor 
Conceptualization of Emotional Experience: Case Study of University of 
Indonesia Students with the findings of the relationship between emotions 
and conceptual metaphors through the production of metaphors related to 
emotional experiences. Masthuroh (2020), with the title Conceptualization of 
Drug Metaphors: A Cognitive Linguistic Study, concluded that metaphors 
are not only part of a language style, but behind that, there are ways and 
thought processes when producing expressions containing metaphors so that 
there is a cognitive process that occurs when someone produces an 
expression metaphorically. Although the theoretical umbrella used is similar, 
the approach and analysis of conceptual metaphors by making the Bali G20 
Summit discourse in the mass media as the object of study has never been 
done. Therefore, this study was conducted to continue and find the meaning 
of metaphors in the mass media from the perspective of cognitive semantics. 
Then, create a semantic network to see the relationship of meaning between 
one word and another (which was not analyzed in previous studies). 

Meanwhile, the convention between the source domain and the target 
domain is generated by looking at the similarities and comparing the 
characteristics, traits, and categories between them. The similarity between 
the research conducted by Aulia, Z. N. & Nur, T. (2020) and this study are 
discussing and focusing on the conceptualization of metaphors, while the 
difference in this study is that the researcher focuses on the study of 
metaphors in online mass media data sources related to the Bali G20 Summit 
discourse, dissecting the types and meanings of metaphors according to 
theory (Lakoff, G., & Johnson, 2003) and image schemes according to theory 
(Cruse, & Croft, 2004) to capture meaning and then create a semantic 
network. Although the approaches and theories used are similar, in previous 
studies there has been no formulation of the semantic network of metaphor 
usage, especially in the discourse of the Bali G20 Summit. This study looks at 
how the mass media package the form and realization of the use of 
conceptual metaphors in the discourse of the Bali G20 Summit in the mass 
media and then create a semantic network to see the relationship of meaning 
between one another. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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METHOD 
 

The method in this research is a descriptive qualitative method. 

(Djajasudarma, 2006) states that the qualitative method is a procedure that 

produces descriptive data both orally and in writing that develops or exists in 

society. In this case, the data is presented as it is factually, analyzed 

systematically, and described for accuracy. The data taken comes from online 

mass media related to the G2O Bali Summit discourse, data in the form of 

words or phrases containing metaphorical meanings are classified based on 

Lakoff & Johnson's (2013) types of metaphors. Then create a semantic 

network to ensure the relationship between one meaning and another can be 

connected through synonymous meaning relations.  

Descriptive qualitative method is used to answer the problem of 
conceptual metaphor in the discourse of G20 Bali Summit in Indonesian 
mass media. This research method is used to obtain data logically and 
empirically. The data obtained were then analyzed using the conceptual 
metaphor approach (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980) and image schema (Cruse & 
Croft, 2004 and then captured the meaning with semantic networks. Thus, 
the data from the Bali G20 Summit discourse in the mass media in Indonesia 
represented the meaning of metaphors, image schemes, semantic networks. 

In collecting data, this research uses the simak method followed by 
note-taking techniques (Mahsun, 2014). The simak method is a trick in 
obtaining data that is done by listening to the use of language, both orally and 
in writing. In collecting data, researchers listened to news related to the 
discourse of the Bali G20 Summit in online mass media. Furthermore, the 
note-taking technique is carried out by looking at and recording words and 
phrases that contain metaphors in the news of the Bali G20 Summit discourse 
in online mass media. 

The data analysis method used is the distributional method (agih) with 
the basic technique for direct elements (BUL) (Sudaryanto, 2018). The BUL 
technique aims to determine the source and target domains in the metaphor 
data contained in the news. Distributional method (agih) is a data analysis 
method whose determining tool is an element of the language concerned 
itself (Sudaryanto, 1993: 15). The distributional method (agih) is used to 
analyze the types of metaphors, metaphorical meanings, and synonyms to 
create a semantic network. The basic technique is the direct element division 
technique (BUL). This technique is used to divide the lingual unit of data into 
several elements (Sudaryanto, 1993: 31). The next technique is the expansion 
technique. Metaphorical expressions are subject to expansion, the expansion 
is only two kinds: to the left (forward) or to the right (backward). This is in 
accordance with the linear nature of language (Sudaryanto, 1993: 55). In that 
case, the result is the same as the use of other techniques, there are two kinds: 
those that are acceptable (grammatical) and those that are not 

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(ungrammatical). Example: metaphorical expression in the context of a 
sentence:  
Proyek kerja sama tersebut yang akan membantu membumikan kerja G20 lebih 
dekat dengan rakyat. 
The cooperation project will help membumikan the work of the G20 closer to the people. 
Proyek kerja sama tersebut yang akan membantu memperkenalkan kerja G20 lebih 
dekat dengan rakyat. 
The cooperation project will help memperkenalkan the work of the G20 closer to the 
people. 

The flow of data provision is carried out in several stages, namely as 

follows. 

1. The author searches for and marks news related to the Bali G20 

Summit discourse that contains conceptual metaphors. 

2. The author records news that has the potensial to become data 

News source from https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/ data 1 

News source from https://ekon.go.id/ data 2,3,10 

News source from https://www.kominfo.go.id/ data 4,5,6,9 

News source from https://www.esdm.go.id/ data 7 

News source from https://analisadaily.com/ data 8 

3. The author reduces the data included in conceptual metaphors and 

classifies them based on the types of metaphors according to Lakoff 

& Johnson's theory. 

4. The author analyzes the data using the BUL technique. 

Metaphors experience a change in meaning, and there is a reference 
between the literal meaning (source meaning) to the target meaning. 
Conversely, if the basic meaning does not change the meaning, then there is 
no element of metaphor in it. I refer to the Big Indonesian Dictionary and 
examine it introspectively to see the literal meaning. The reason is that the 
Big Indonesian Dictionary is sufficient to reveal the basic meaning of a word. 
Then, expressions containing metaphor elements are analyzed based on the 
transfer of meaning from the source domain to the target domain. Then, the 
data is displayed in a table to explain the semantic elements contained in the 
meaning of the source, transfer markers, and semantic elements in the 
meaning of the target. The analysis results in this way are used to show the 
similarity of meaning between the source domain and the target domain so 
that the type of similarity in meaning can be formulated between the two. 
Furthermore, this research is to analyze the target content concerning the 
source domain and relate it to the context where the metaphor is used in the 
discourse of the Bali G20 Summit, as well as take inferences to reveal the 
function (use) of metaphors and image schemes in the discourse of the Bali 
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FINDING AND DISCUSSION 

The presentation of the results of this study is arranged based on the 
types of metaphor categories found. The research results generally show that 
ontological metaphors are most commonly found. There are five image 
schemes found in the metaphor, namely identity (matching), space (up-
down), existence (object, bounded space, cycle, process), and force (balance) 
image schemes. Furthermore, the linkage of meaning between one meaning 
and another can be connected through synonymous meaning relations in a 
semantic network. The following is an explanation of the analysis of 
structural, orientational, and ontological metaphors found in the discourse of 
the Bali G20 Summit. 

Structural Metaphor 
Data 1 
Selain deklarasi, Presidensi Indonesia juga menghasilkan concrete deliverables yang berisi 
daftar proyek kerja sama negara anggota G20 dan undangan. Proyek kerja sama tersebut 
yang akan membantu membumikan kerja G20 lebih dekat dengan rakyat.( 
https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/) 
Apart from the declaration, the Indonesian Presidency also produced concrete deliverables 
containing a list of cooperation projects for G20 member countries and invitations. This 
cooperation project will help ground the work of the G20 closer to the people. 

The linguistic markers show the metaphorical expression in data (1) 
to be grounded. The word earthing has a lexical meaning in KBBI V online 
1 to plant or store in the soil and 2 to socialize. The word "earth" in this 
sentence means that the G20 cooperation projects can be planted like plants 
planted on earth, whereas what can be planted are plants. The cooperation 
project of the G20 countries is expected to introduce/broadcast/popularize 
the work of the G20 in a society like the earth, which is very close to the 
people. Therefore, the word in the sentence is an example of a metaphorical 
lexicon. 

Table 3: 
Metaphorical lexicon membumikan 

 
Source Realm 
membumikan/ grounded 

Target Realm 
mempopulerkan/popularize/memperkenalkan/ 
introduce/ menyiarkan/ broadcast 

• plant or store in the soil 

• The earth where 
humans live 

• Socializing 

• The meaning of grounding becomes introducing. 

• The cooperation projects of G20 member 
countries are expected to introduce the work of 
the G20 to the public. 

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• Humans live on earth. As a place to live, humans 
are close to the earth. This close/close similarity 
feature makes the word grounding orientated to 
the meaning of introducing. 

The concept equation of the source and target domains in the data 
gives rise to an identity image scheme of the 'identity' type of suitability. The 
metaphorical expression of grounding has a 'matching' suitability, indicating 
that one thing is the same as another. The metaphor of grounding has the 
same relationship as introducing/popularizing. 

The semantic network and the interrelationship of the meaning of the 
word grounding. 

 

memasukan              menanamkan    menancapkan  
        membenamkan    menaruhkan 
 
mendaftarkan    membumikan    menyiarkan 

            menempatkan memuatkan  menghantar 

 
 
 
Data 2 
Kesuksesan pelaksanaan 437 acara G20 di 24 kota di seluruh Indonesia dan ratusan 
pertemuan bilateral merupakan hasil jerih payah para pengampu di 
Kementerian/Lembaga dan seluruh pihak yang terlibat. (https://ekon.go.id/) 
The successful implementation of 437 G20 events in 24 cities throughout Indonesia and 
hundreds of bilateral meetings results from the hard work of supervisors in 
Ministries/Agencies and all parties involved. 

The linguistic markers of effort show the metaphorical expression in 

data (2). The phrase toil has a lexical meaning in KBBI V online: a business 

carried out with great difficulty: finally, -- the community also appreciates the 

effort as a beneficial endeavor. The phrase jerih payah is worth the hard 

work. The expression jerih payah is equivalent to hard work. The phrase 

jerih payah shows an expression of being tired, bored, tired, lethargic, or 

weak, feeling bored, tired, withered and limp. The word payah in KBBI V 

online means weary; tired: stiff; difficult: in trouble. The meaning of 

metaphor of toil refers to struggle or hard work. Lakoff, G., & Johnson 

(2003) have tried using metaphorical language styles, metonyms, and image 

schemas to describe the relationship between meanings in the meaning of the 

metaphor. The following is the meaning of the metaphor based on the source 

and target domains. 

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Table 4: 

Metaphorical lexicon jerih payah 

Source Realm 
 (jerih payah) 

Target Realm 
 (kerja keras—perjuangan)( hard 

work—struggle) 

• Tired: expression tired, bored, 

weary, tired, or lethargic, feeling 

bored, tired, withered, and 

lethargic. 

• Tired: means tired; tired: hard; 

difficult: in trouble. 

• Jerih payah metaphorical meaning of 'hard 

work'. 

• The struggle process 

• The successful implementation of 437 

G20 events in 24 cities throughout 

Indonesia and hundreds of bilateral 

meetings results from the jerih payah 

of supervisors in Ministries/Agencies 

and all parties involved.  

• Jerih payah→ Hard work → struggle 

→success 

The concept equation of the source and target domains in the data 
gives rise to an image schema of the 'identity' image schema of the suitability 
type. The metaphorical expression of toil has a 'matching' suitability, 
indicating that one thing is the same as another. The metaphor of toil has the 
same relationship with jerih payah (struggle). The process of struggle shows 
a tired and troubled expression. Tired and stiff is the meaning contained in 
the phrase toil. The connection between jerih payah and other meanings can 
be shown through the following semantic network and attachment to the 
meaning of jerih payah. 
 

jerih payah --kerja keras→ perjuangan 

Jerih      payah 

lelah bosan   letih penat    

lelah penat sukar susah dalam kesulitan. 

 lunglai perasaan jemu payah layu  lungkrah 

Data 3 
Concrete deliverables merupakan kumpulan proyek, program, atau inisiatif dari negara-
negara G20 yang berkaitan dengan pilar-pilar Presidensi Indonesia. Terdapat 226 
proyek/program/inisiatif bersifat multilateral dan 140 proyek matang bersifat bilateral 
dengan nilai total USD71,5 miliar. ((https://ekon.go.id/)) 

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Concrete deliverables are a collection of projects, programs, or initiatives from the G20 
countries related to the pillars of the Indonesian Presidency. There are 226 multilateral 
projects/programs/initiatives and 140 bilateral mature projects with a total value of 
USD 71.5 billion. 

Mature linguistic markers indicate the metaphorical expression in data 
(2). For example, the word matang has a lexical meaning in KBBI V online 
is old, and it is time to be picked, eaten, and so on (about fruits); matang: the 
mango is left -- on the tree. The metaphorical meaning of the word matang 
is 'ready'. Ripe fruit is a fruit that is "old" time to pick. A mature project is a 
project that is ready to be worked on in detail "steadily".Look at the source 
and target domains of mature metaphorical meaning below. 

Table 5: 
Metaphorical lexicon matang 

Source Realm (matang)(old) Target Realm (siap)(ready) 

• Fruit--it is old--time to be 
picked---eaten. 

• Project -- concept ready -- design ready -- detailed 
-- feasible – solid 

• Concrete deliverables are a collection of 
projects, programs, or initiatives from the 
G20 countries related to the pillars of the 
Indonesian Presidency. There are 226 
multilateral projects/programs/initiatives 
and 140 bilateral ready/feasible projects 
with a total value of USD 71.5 billion. 

The concept equation of the source and target domains in the data 
gives rise to an image schema of the 'identity' image schema of the suitability 
type. Mature metaphorical expressions have a 'matching' suitability, indicating 
that one thing is the same as another. The matang metaphor has the same 
relationship with readiness/worthiness. Like a fruit, it can be picked and eaten 
when it is matang. Likewise, a mature project means a project that is ready 
in terms of concept, ready in terms of planning, and detailed so that it is 
feasible and solid to work on. Here, semantic networks and meaning 
attachments of words mature to show the similarity of meaning. 

  dalu        dewasa    intensif komprehensif luas 

                                          matang               sinonim 

balig       cukup umur               mantap mendalam mendetail  

masak- menguning          sinonim sinonim       selesai- siap- teperinci  

  ranum sampai     umur tua matur      sempurna akal 
 

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Orientational Metaphor 

Data 4 

Presiden Joko Widodo secara resmi menutup Konferensi Tingkat Tinggi (KTT) G20 
Tahun 2022 yang digelar di Bali selama dua hari pada 15 s.d. 16 November 2022. 
(https://www.kominfo.go.id/) 
President Joko Widodo officially closed the 2022 G20 Summit, held in Bali for two 
days from 15 to 2022. November 16, 2022. 

The word closed linguistic marker indicates the metaphorical 
expression in data (4). The lexical meaning in KBBI V online is to make it 
not open (such as closing, locking, closing): ~ book; ~ window; ~ eyes; ~ 
door. The lexical meaning of closed will be used as a thinking orientation. 
The word closed not only makes it not open but also becomes a 
metaphorical expression in data (4) which means ending/ending the event. 
About opening and closing, the concept of space becomes an orientation to 
reflect different things (ending/ending). Every culture in society is different, 
including in Indonesia. The metaphorical expression opening-closing is used 
to start-end events as if a window can be opened and closed as well as an 
event that can be opened and closed even though events are abstract forms 
that are reflected as space. 

Table 6: 
Metaphorical lexicon menutup 

Source Realm (menutup)(closed) Target Realm (mengakhiri)( end) 

• Make something not open 

• Space-oriented (window, door, or 

similar) 

• Reflection on the concept of 

opening-closing space to the 

concept of starting-ending an event. 

 
The orientation of thinking reflection on the concept of closed from 

the realm of sources and targets in the data gives rise to the existence of an 
imaging scheme of 'space.' The metaphorical expression of closed has space 
Up-Down, Front-Back, Left-Right, Near-far, Center-Periphery, and Contact, 
which shows the similarity of the spatial concept of space with other things. 
The closed metaphor has the same thinking orientation as the ending/end. 
The following shows the network of meanings and the interrelationships of 
the meaning of the word closed. Closed words have synonyms or equivalent 
words. The word equation has its concept in its use, depending on the context 
of the sentence.   

 
 
 
 
 

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                        menutup  
                  membubarkan 

  mengakhiri     menyudahi  
     
menamatkan   menyelesaikan menghentikan 
  sinonim 
mengunci  mengatup    membkolade 
              sinonim 
melunasi            sinonim  membayar 
melengkapi             mencukupi                blokir  
 
 
Ontology Metaphor 

Data 5 

Dalam kesempatan tersebut, Presiden menyampaikan bahwa Presidensi G20 Indonesia 
dimulai dengan harapan untuk menyatukan niat bersama dalam mewujudkan 
pemulihan dunia yang inklusif dari pandemi. (https://www.kominfo.go.id/) 
On this occasion, the President said that Indonesia's G20 Presidency began with the hope 
of uniting a common intention in realizing an inclusive world recovery from the pandemic. 

The word "menyatukan" belongs to ontology metaphor because in 
the statement there is an abstract process. The word unify has a process. The 
process of bringing two or more components together into the final form of 
the product. In this case, the process of uniting the intentions of many people 
into one common intention. Uniting intentions is an abstract process, while 
uniting scattered objects is a concrete process. Thus, the word "menyatukan" 
falls into the category of ontological metaphor. 

The metaphorical expressions in data (5) are indicated by uniting  
linguistic markers. For example, the word uniting has a lexical meaning in 
KBBI V online: to make one, collect (merge, and so on) into one. 
Conceptually, uniting means collecting scattered objects. For example, some 
marbles were scattered on the floor and then quoted in one place. That is 
what is understood as the meaning of uniting. However, the intention is an 
abstract element—mind-oriented intention. So, usually, what is understood 
to unite is objects, not intentions. The metaphorical expression of ontology 
means this; some things are compared directly or indirectly. As Lakoff, G., & 
Johnson (2003) stated, ontological metaphors are metaphors that 
conceptualize thoughts, experiences, and other abstract processes- into 
something that has physical properties. In other words uniting intentions is 
seen as an entity through the adjective determination ‘tekad’. 

 
 
 
 
 

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Table 7: 
Metaphorical lexicon menyatukan 

Source Realm (menyatukan)(uniting) Target Realm (tekad)(determination) 

• Concrete objects 

• Several marbles scattered on the 
floor and then picked up and put in 
one place. 

• Unite scattered marbles. 

• The equivalent word for uniting in 
this concept is “collecting” 

• Abstract/inner 

• On this occasion, the President said 
that Indonesia's G20 Presidency 
began with the hope of uniting a 
common intention in realizing an 
inclusive world recovery from the 
pandemic.  

• The equivalent word that uniting 
this concept is determination 
‘tekad’. 

In this research, we found ontology metaphor data with image 
schema, namely force in the form of balance. The word unites on uniting 
intentions, a metaphorical expression of ‘tekad’ in balance with the concept 
of thinking, uniting on uniting marbles, the meaning of collecting. 
The uniting intention interpreted as a ‘tekad’ has inner strength as the target 
domain while uniting as lexical meaning has concrete power as the source 
domain. Here are some equivalent words to menyatukan. Look at the semantic 
web and the entanglement of the meanings of words that uniting. 

menyatukan 
mencampur 

mengumpulkan 
menghubungkan      sinonim 

menjalin 
mengawinkan 

mengelompokkan 
merapatkan 

        sinonim   mempertemukan 
        menggabungkan 

menghimpun 

 
Data 6 

“Diskusi mengenai hal ini berlangsung sangat-sangat alot sekali dan akhirnya para 
pemimpin G20 menyepakati isi deklarasi yaitu condemnation perang di Ukraina 
karena telah melanggar batas wilayah, melanggar integritas wilayah,” ujar Presiden 
dalam pernyataan pers di media center di Bali International Convention Center, 
Kabupaten Badung, Provinsi Bali, Rabu (16/11/2022). (https://www.kominfo.go.id/) 
"The discussion on this matter was very, very tough, and finally, the G20 leaders agreed on 
the contents of the declaration, namely the condemnation of war in Ukraine for violating 
regional boundaries and violating territorial integrity," the President said in a press 

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statement at the media center at the Bali International Convention Center, District 
Badung, Bali Province, Wednesday (16/11/2022). 

The metaphorical expression in data (6) is indicated by linguistic 
markers violating. The word violating has a lexical meaning in KBBI V 
online: crashing; crashing; pounding: the car is damaged by ~ trees. In data 
(6), ontological metaphors are found; according to Lakoff and Johnson 
(1980), ontological metaphors are metaphors that conceptualize thoughts, 
experiences, and other abstract processes- into something that has physical 
properties. His car was damaged by breaking a tree. This means that the 
lexical meaning of the word violating is 'crash.' The tree is a thing and is a 
concrete realm. However, the word transgression as a metaphorical 
expression has an abstract realm defined as 'beyond.' Usually, violating is an 
object, for example, a tree, whereas in data (6), what is being violating is 
territorial integrity. Thus, the expression of this ontological metaphor is based 
on the concept of thinking in the form of an indirect comparison between a 
tree and integrity. 

Table 8: 
Metaphorical lexicon melanggar 

Source Realm (melanggar)( violating) Target Realm (melampaui)( go 

beyond) 

• The car was damaged by breaking a tree. 

• Breaking a tree is a concrete domain. 

• Melanggar means 'to hit' 

• Discussions on this matter took place very, 

very tough, and finally, the G20 leaders 

agreed on the contents of the declaration, 

namely the condemnation of war in 

Ukraine because it had violated territorial 

boundaries, violated the territorial integrity. 

• Violating integrity is an abstract realm. 

• The word violating is interpreted as 

'beyond' 

In data (6), an imaging scheme is found which depicts the concept of 
existence (state) with various characteristics, namely, object 'object,' bounded 
space 'limited space,' and cycle 'cycle.' Violating  the object tree is a tree. It 
was violating the integrity of the object integrity. This ontological metaphor 
has an image schema of a 'state of affairs'; violating it is considered a state 
of being beyond the limit. This reflection underlies that data (6) is an event 
with a state exceeding the limit. Why is there a war in Ukraine? Because it has 
violated the integrity of territorial boundaries, territorial 
integrity. Integrity here is defined as going beyond limits. The semantic 
network and the attachment to the meaning of the word violating will be 
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mengingkari   melangkahi   melalui 
melanggar      melewati 

 melawan    melampaui   melanda
   

membentur  menabrak    menghantam       

mengenai    menumbuk   menerpa            menimpa  

     menarung   mencabuli mendampak menempuh
 menerjang          menubruk 

Data 7 

Untuk diketahui, Deklarasi Bali mencatatkan 52 poin kesepakatan kepala negara G20 
guna mendorong pencapaian tujuan masyarakat dunia melalui peningkatan upaya 
dan komitmen di berbagai sektor. (https://www.esdm.go.id/) 
To note, the Bali Declaration recorded 52 points of agreement of the G20 heads of state to 
encourage the achievement of the goals of the world community through increased efforts 
and commitment in various sectors. 

The linguistic markers show the metaphorical expression in data (7). 
The word encourage has a lexical meaning in KBBI V online: to refuse from 
the back or the front; shoves: they roll in ~ a broken down car. Similar to 
data (6), data (7) is also included in the findings of ontological metaphors. 
Lakoff and Johnson (1980) say that ontological metaphors are metaphors that 
conceptualize thoughts, experiences, and other abstract processes into 
something that has physical properties. The meaning of the metaphorical 
expression encourage is to 'move.' Usually, it is objected that are pushed, but in 
this finding, it is different that it is an achievement that is pushed. 
Achievement is an abstract realm. This is inversely proportional to the lexical 
meaning of pushing in the sentence. They pushed the stalled car together. Car 
driven. The car is a concrete realm. The meaning of encourage in the sentence 
is 'pushing.'The linguistic markers show the metaphorical expression in data 
(7). The word encourage has a lexical meaning in KBBI V online: to refuse from 
the back or the front; shoves: they roll in ~ a broken down car. Similar to 
data (6), data (7) is also included in the findings of ontological metaphors. 
Lakoff and Johnson (1980) say that ontological metaphors are metaphors that 
conceptualize thoughts, experiences, and other abstract processes into 
something that has physical properties. The meaning of the metaphorical 
expression encourage is to 'move.' Usually, it is objected that are pushed, but in 
this finding, it is different that it is an achievement that is pushed. 
Achievement is an abstract realm. This is inversely proportional to the lexical 
meaning of pushing in the sentence. They pushed the stalled car together. Car 
driven. The car is a concrete realm. The meaning of encourage in the sentence 
is 'pushing.' 

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Table 9: 
Metaphorical lexicon mendorong 

Source Realm (mendorong) 
( encourage) 

Target Realm (menggerakkan)(move) 

• They pushed the stalled car together. 

• Cars—the concrete realm 

• The meaning of encourage is 
'pushing.' 

• For your information, the Bali Declaration 
recorded 52 points of agreement of the G20 
heads of state to encourage the achievement of 
the goals of the world community through 
increased efforts and commitment in various 
sectors. 

• Achievements—the realm of the 
abstract 

• The meaning of encourage  is 
'moving/advancing.' 

In data (7), an imaging scheme depicts the existing concept of 'state' 
with process characteristics. For example, the word push is an event 
characterized by a processing activity. Encourage which has a metaphorical 
meaning of 'moving/advancing,' is a process of moving/advancing 
achievement. Several equivalent words of encouragement can be seen from the 
following semantic networks and meaning attachments. 
 
 
menggerakkan  menggiatkan      
 
mengobarkan          menjorokkan   
 

menyorong   
    mendorong 
 
  memotivasi   memecut 

 
memaksa   memajukan  mengajak 

 
Data 8 
Analisadaily.com, Nusa Dua - Segala bentuk upaya terus dilakukan negara-
negara anggota Groups Twenty agar perhelatan Konferensi Tingkat Tinggi (KTT) G20 
itu memiliki dampak positif tidak hanya bagi negara peserta, tetapi punya efek yang besar 
bagi dunia internasional. Salah satu dari sekian banyak agenda yang saat ini dijalankan 
adalah peluncuran dana pandemi (Pandemic Fund). 
All kinds of efforts continue to be made by the member countries of Group Twenty so that 
the G20 Summit will positively impact the participating countries and the international 
community. For example, one of the many agendas currently being carried out is 
launching a pandemic fund (Pandemic Fund). 

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The launching linguistic marker indicates the metaphorical 
expression in data (8). The word launching has a lexical meaning in KBBI 
V online: the way (place) to launch. Launching  falls into the category of 
ontological metaphor. Lakoff, G., & Johnson (2003) say that ontological 
metaphors are metaphors that conceptualize thoughts, experiences, and other 
abstract processes into something that has a physical 
nature. Launching  originally meant a place to slide (call it a slide), but what 
is meant in data (8) is different. The meaning of the launching metaphor on 
the data is 'sending.' The place to launch is a concrete realm while launching 
a fund is an abstract process. The reason is that objects are usually launched, 
but in data (8), what is launched is in the form of funds. Can the fund be 
launched? This ontological metaphor results in the meaning 
of launching being the same as the meaning of sending. Comparing a launch 
as a 'gliding place' with the launching as the meaning of 'sending' is a human 
concept of thinking based on experience. 

Table 10: 
Metaphorical lexicon peluncuran 

Source Realm (peluncuran)( launching) Target Realm (mengirimkan) 
(sending) 

• Peluncuran is a slide (slide) 

• The launch was slippery. 

• The launch pad is a thing. However, 
objects include the realm of concrete. 

• Metaphorical meaningful peluncuran is 
sending 

• One of the many agendas currently being 
carried out is sending pandemic funds 
(Pandemic Fund). 

• Fund ---abstract 
The image schema found in data (9) is the concept of existence (state) 

with characteristics, namely object 'object,' cycle 'cycle,' and process 'process.' 
The launching object in data (9) is the fund. The fund launching cycle is 
included in the process. Funds are usually in the form of money, a means of 
payment. Hence, the funds are close to paying. What is the process 
for launching the fund? Can the funds slide? The concept of thinking like 
this can be categorized as a metaphor. What is the comparison between 
launch and funding? This metaphorical expression expands the meaning of 
the word launching. The following is a semantic network and the meaning 
of the launching word. 

lembaga 
 
          meresmikan   menginstal  
 
peluncuran 
   memulai   
 
  mengirimkan  
mengeluarkan 

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Data 9 

“Hoaks dan perundungan siber dapat memecah persatuan dan mengancam demokrasi. 
Kebocoran data akibat kejahatan siber berpotensi menimbulkan kerugian ekonomi 
hingga 5 triliun dolar AS pada tahun 2024. Untuk itu, keamanan digital dan 
perlindungan privasi harus dijamin. G20 harus mampu membangun kepercayaan sektor 
digital, termasuk melalui tata kelola digital global,” tegasnya. 
(https://www.kominfo.go.id/) 
"Hoaxes and cyberbullying can divide unity and threaten democracy. Data leaks due to 
cyber crimes can potentially cause economic losses of up to 5 trillion US dollars by 2024. 
For this reason, digital security and privacy protection must be guaranteed. The G20 must 
be able to build trust in the digital sector, including through global digital governance," he 
stressed. 
 The linguistic markers of the leaks show the metaphorical expression 
in data (9). The word leaks has a lexical meaning in KBBI V online, which 
means a hole so that water (air) can come in or out; drain: replace the roof 
tiles that -- it; because of this teapot --, its contents are getting less and less. 
The concept of thought and experience related to the meaning of leaks is an 
event. For example, when it rains, the roof of the house leaks, so water gets 
into the room. This means that liquid objects can penetrate the perforated 
roof. Therefore, the concrete concept is leaking; there must be a hole. Then, 
the metaphorical meaning appears in the leakage event, exemplified in data 
(9). However, in contrast to the concrete concept, the leakage referred to in 
data (9) is data. Data is an abstract realm, different from roofs. So, this 
similarity in characteristics of the leaks event results in the emergence of 
metaphorical meaning. 

Table 11: 
Metaphorical lexicon kebocoran 

Source Realm(kebocoran)( leaks) Target Realm (tersebar)(spread) 

• leaks = holes 

• Rainwater enters because the roof 
leaks. 

•  leaks = scattered 

• The spread of data due to cybercrime has 
the potential to cause economic losses of up 
to 5 trillion US dollars by 2024 

         The image schema found in data (10) is the concept of existence (state) 
with characteristics, namely object 'object,' cycle 'cycle,' and process 'process.' 
The leaks event described above is included in the process feature in the 
image schema. The metaphorical meaning of the word leak is 'spread out.' 
This scattered process can be done intentionally or unintentionally. 
Ontological metaphors relate to thoughts or points of view, associating 
something with an abstract process. If the data is like water, data can also leak 
like a liquid. The following is the relationship between the meaning of the 
word leaks so that a metaphorical meaning can appear, described in the 
semantic network. 
 

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kebocoran 

    bocor     
      sinonim menstruasi                 
berburai (rahasia)            berlubang       
                          mencret 

merembes              murus 

                 sinonim 

terkuak     tersibak        tersingkap     terungkap      tersebar      tiris tembus 

Data 10 

Tepat sehari sebelum KTT G20 dimulai, Menko Airlangga mewakili Presiden Joko 

Widodo membuka B20 Summit dan juga membuka secara resmi L20 Summit, guna 

memberikan arahan dan dukungannya terhadap pengembangan dunia bisnis dan 

ketenagakerjaan global. Menko Airlangga menekankan bahwa kerja sama yang baik 

antara sektor publik dan swasta akan menjadi kunci kebangkitan ekonomi 

pascapandemi, namun juga harus tetap diiringi dengan inklusivitas dan perlindungan bagi 

semua tenaga kerja.( https://ekon.go.id)  

Just a day before the G20 Summit began, Airlangga represented President Joko Widodo 

to open the B20 Summit and also officially opened the L20 Summit, to provide direction 

and support for the development of global business and employment. Airlangga emphasized 

that good cooperation between the public and private sectors will be the key to post-pandemic 

economic revival, but it must also be accompanied by inclusiveness and protection for 

all workers. 

The metaphorical expression in data (10) is shown by the linguistic 

marker kebangkitan. The word kebangkitan has a lexical meaning in KBBI 

V online is awakening (becoming aware): ~ Indonesia is just one part of the general ~ 

in Asia regarding rising from the dead: The Day of ~Jesus Almasih. Conceptualizing 

the word kebangkitan in thought, experience, and other abstract processes-to 

something that has physical properties. The lexical meaning of resurrection 

relates to the human body being weak or unconscious and then rising or 

becoming conscious or awake. Then, the metaphorical meaning can be raised 

through the point of view or thought that awakening can refer to abstract 

things such as economic awakening. The process of awakening starts from 

an unstable condition towards balance and then awakening or progress. This 

means that awakening can be interpreted as progress. 

 

 

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Table 12: 

Metaphorical lexicon kebangkitan 

Source Realm (kebangkitan) Target Realm (kemajuan) 

• Awakening = realize/wake up • - Awakening = progress 

• - Unstable state - equilibrium – 
awakening 

•  economic revival= 
economic progress 

The ontological metaphor of the word kebangkitan has an image 
scheme, namely force in the form of balance and enablement. Given the economic 
concept that needs balance and empowerment in accordance with the image 
of the word economic revival. The reflection of kebangkitan refers to the 
economist's principle that proper empowerment will give birth to a balance 
that realizes economic revival or progress. the linkage of the meaning of 
awakening can be seen in the following semantic network scheme. 

 
kebangkitan  

  
kesadaran    kemajuan             bangkit 

kebangunan      keinsafan           perjuangan  sinonim 

bangun    jaga     berdiri  terbit timbul 

  sinonim 

hidup muncul tegak    sinonim 

memuai  kambuh sadar 

CONCLUSION 

The use of ontological metaphors is more widely used in the 
discourse of the Bali G20 Summit than structural metaphors and 
orientational metaphors. There are three types of metaphors: three structural, 
two orientational, and five ontological. The use of ontological metaphors is 
more common because it implies that the writer does not want to convey the 
intention of the news directly but prefers to transfer the meaning of his 
writing into the concept of objects that have physical properties. The use of 
metaphors in the discourse of the Bali G20 Summit is to express the author's 
intention in an unclear manner and to provide a deeper flavor. The depiction 
of the metaphors that were found to be dominant imaged the concept of 
identity, characteristics of matching; space with features Up-Down, Front-Back, 
Left-Right, Near-far, Center-Periphery, Contact; force strength with the 

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https://m.persamaankata.com/1375/kebangunan
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https://m.persamaankata.com/7233/perjuangan
https://www.persamaankata.com/1373/bangun
https://www.persamaankata.com/6807/jaga
https://www.persamaankata.com/20270/berdiri
https://www.persamaankata.com/18493/terbit
https://www.persamaankata.com/18709/timbul
https://www.persamaankata.com/6059/hidup
https://www.persamaankata.com/11484/muncul
https://www.persamaankata.com/18056/tegak
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characteristics of a balance ; state of existence characteristic of an object, cycle, 
and process, limited space bounded space. Cognitive roles influence the 
conceptualization of metaphors and discourse of the Bali G20 Summit. The 
meaning of the metaphor is reflected based on different thoughts and 
experiences in the context of the sentence. The linkage of meaning between 
one meaning and another can be connected through synonymous meaning 
relations in a semantic network. 
 
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