Metaphor is a mapping between elements of source and target domains. When the mapping arises, rich background knowledge of source elements, which is called metaphorical inference, is mapped onto a target domain, resulting in metaphorical entailment. Since Lakoff and Johnson (1980), the mapping has been considered as being partial. It has been claimed that some of the elements are highlighted in the mapping and others are hidden. However, the partial nature of the metaphorical entailment has not been discussed so far. Bridging the gap, this paper observes the partial nature of metaphorical entailment, conducting the case study with the metaphor LIFE IS A BASEBALL GAME. The detailed investigation of the metaphor reveals that there are four different types of the partial entailment and that the partial nature of the entailment is due to the metonymic highlighting of various inferences.

1. 서론
2. [삶은 야구] 은유
    2.1. [삶은 야구] 은유의 예시
    2.2. 은유적 사상의 부분성
    2.3. 은유적 함의의 부분성
    2.4. 환유적 부각
3. [삶은 야구] 은유에 나타난 은유적 함의의 부분성
    3.1. 한 요소의 다양한 추론 중 한·두개의 추론이 강하게 사상되는 경우
    3.2. 하나의 추론이 추가 함의를 발생시키는 경우
    3.3. 문맥에 따라 같은 요소의 다른 추론이 부각되는 경우
    3.4. 두 다른 요소의 공통된 추론이 사상되는 경우
4. 결론
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