Trajector-Landmark

Basic Image Schema: contains a (more) profiled element, the Trajector, and an un- or less profiled element, the Landmark. In combination with a schematically-defined Profiled_region (with a pre-defined relationship to the Landmark), the Landmark serves as the basis for understanding the status or location of the Trajector. This schema essentially establishes a point-of-view or focus. above.prep and below.prep both make use of the verticality schema, but are differentiated by whether the Landmark is associated with the upper region and the Profiled_region with the lower or vice-versa. The cat in the shed purred violently . The shed around the cat shook . We 'll have to leave before noon . In the 1990s , though , the rate at which DNA could be read revved into high gear .