Saya
mencari-cari makna emosi kepada orang-orang Melayu. Orang-orang Melayu yang begitu mudah
dikelabui oleh isu-isu agama dan bangsa.
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Sumber:
Sari - International
Journal of the Malay World and Civilisation 28(1) (2010):57-81
How Malay
Proverbs Encode and Evaluate Emotion?
A
Paremiological Analysis
Oleh: LIM KIM HUI
Table 4 Body parts and their frequency in simpulan bahasa
No Body Parts Frequency
1. Hati (Liver) 160
2. Mata (Eye) 105
3. Tangan(Hand) 65
4. Lidah (Tongue) 50
5. Muka (Face) 49
6. Mulut (Mouth) 44
7. Kepala(Head) 39
8. Perut (Stomach) 37
9. Kaki (Leg) 36
10. Telinga(Ear) 15
11. Otak (Brain) 15
Source:
Analysis based on the Index of Kamus Simpulan Bahasa (Abdullah
Hussain 1966: 441-464)
CONCLUSION
Using Norrick‟s (1994) studies on American
proverbs as a reference, I have proven that there are equally wealthy of
affection and passions in the Malay proverbs as compared to the logical aspects
of proverbs used in the argumentative discourse and how these Malay proverbs
encode and decode the emotion as shown through the existence of various markers
of affect in Malay proverbs. The importance of hati in the Malay worldview as
seen in their proverbs has also been explored and discussed. As compared to
other body parts symbolism, hati remains as the mostly used metaphor in
encoding and decoding the Malay emotion.
Hence, In
general, if we were to understand the Malay emotion we should go into their hati budi because “manusia
Melayu dididik menjaga hati dan perasaan orang lain lebih daripada kepentingan
perasaan sendiri"
(The Malays
were taught to be more concerned about the feelings of other people than their
own feelings) (Saidatul Nornis Haji Mahali 1999).
Soalannya, apakah benar itulah hati budi Melayu hari ini?
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