knowledge is a universal concept that permeates all nations and civilisations. Like any other concepts, knowledge is also manifested in the form of figurative expressions. Previous studies have shown that the figurative expressions used in a particular language are closely related to the culture in which that particular language is used; this phenomenon is consistent with the linguistic relativity theory. In addition, studies in cognitive semantics have shown that the construction of figurative expressions occurs systematically in the minds of its users. Thus, this paper describes how knowledge is represented in the Malay mind and how the concept is valued by the Malay speech community using the cognitive semantic approach. Specifically, this paper illustrates how knowledge is valued by the Malay speech community through expressions related to knowledge via the use of three Idealised Cognitive Models, namely conceptual metaphors, metonymies and kinaesthetic image schemas. Results highlight the manifestation of knowledge figuratively in a variety of ways and this illustrates the manner the concept is perceived by the Malay speech community, i.e., knowledge is something big and is a source of light; hence, knowledge has to be sought in a proactive manner and that seeking knowledge is a life-long process. The findings of this study suggest that knowledge can be discussed using the more universal conceptual metaphor the mind is the body, with different manifestations of the conceptual metaphor. This suggests that the way IJAPS, Vol. 14, No. 2, 39–59, 2018 The value of knowledge in the Malay Mind 40 human beings think is rather universal; and this is the factor that unites mankind all over the world. keywords: Cognitive semantics, conceptual metaphor, knowledge, Malay cognition, metonymy

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马来思想中的知识价值：认知语义学分析

知识是一个遍及所有国家和文明的普遍概念。像任何其他概念一样，知识也以象征性表达的形式体现出来。先前的研究表明，在特定语言中使用的比喻表达与使用该特定语言的文化密切相关。这种现象与语言相对论是一致的。此外，对认知语义学的研究表明，比喻表达的构建是系统地在其用户的脑海中发生的。因此，本文描述了如何在马来人的思想中表示知识，以及马来语语音社区使用认知语义方法对概念的重视程度。特别，本文通过使用三种理想化的认知模型，即概念隐喻，转喻和动觉形象图式，通过与知识相关的表达来说明马来语语音社区如何评价知识。结果以各种方式形象地突出了知识的体现，这说明了马来语音社区对这一概念的理解方式，即知识是一件大事，是光的来源。因此，必须以积极的方式寻求知识，而寻求知识是一生的过程。这项研究的结果表明，可以使用更普遍的概念隐喻来讨论知识，即思想就是身体，具有概念隐喻的不同表现形式。这表明，IJAPS，卷。14，第2，39-59，2018年，马来思想40人认为知识的价值相当普遍; 这就是团结全世界人类的因素。关键词：认知语义学，概念隐喻，知识，马来认知，转喻