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Name:

- Siti Eriyanti Mahpiyani (F1021171034)


- Delitya Islamy Putrie (F10211710)

Class: B / Reg A / 3rd semester

Subject: Paragraph Writing

Instructions:

Go to your library and find an interesting textbook. Copy out some of the paragraphs and identify the
topic sentences.

The Morpheme as the Minimal Linguistic Sign

The most important characteristic of the traditional morpheme is that it is conceived of as a unit
of form and meaning. For example, the morpheme un- (as in unhappy) is an entity that consists of the
content or meaning on the one hand, and the sounds or letters which express this meaning on the other
hand. It is a unit of form and meaning, a sign. The notion of sign may be familiar to most readers from
non-linguistics contexts. A red traffic light, for instance, is also a kind of sign in the above sense: it has
meaning (’stop!’), and it has a form which expresses this meaning. In the case of the traffic light, we
could say that the form consists of the well-known shape of the traffic light (a simple torch with a red
bulb would not be recognized as a traffic light) and, of course, the red light it emits. Similarly,
morphemes have a meaning that is expressed in the physical form of sound waves (in speech) or by the
black marks on paper which we call letters. In the case of the prefix un-, the unit of form and meaning
can be schematically represented as in (1). The part of the morpheme we have referred to as its ‘form’ is
also called morph, a term coined on the basis of the Greek word for ‘form’, ‘figure’.

Identifying the topic sentence:

 The topic sentence of the paragraph above is “The most important characteristic of the
traditional morpheme is that it is conceived of as a unit of form and meaning.”
 From the topic sentence, the main topics or ideas are important characteristic, traditional
morpheme, conceived of as a unit of form and meaning, and sign.
 The supporting details or ideas are:
 The morpheme un- (as in unhappy) is an entity that consists of the content or
meaning on the one hand, and the sounds or letters that expressed this meaning on
the other hand.
 The notion of sign may be familiar to most readers from non-linguistics contexts.
 Morphemes have a meaning that is expressed in the physical form of sound waves.

References:
Plag, Ingo. 2003. Word-Formation in English.

Paragraph 2

Family is important to most people. When 21,000 adults aged 40 to 79 in 21 countries were
asked, “When you think of who you are, you think mainly of _____,” 63 percent said “family”, 9 percent
said “religion”, and 8 percent said “work” (HSBC Insurance, 2007). In this study, in all 21 countries,
middle-aged and older adults expressed a strong feeling of responsibility between generations in their
family, with the strongest intergenerational ties indicated in Saudi Arabia, India, and Turkey. More than
80 percent of the middle-aged and older adults have a duty to care for their parents (and parents-in-
law) in time of need later in life.

Identifying the topic sentence:

 The topic sentence of the paragraph above is “Family is important to most people.”
 The main idea of the topic sentence is the importance of family.
 The supporting ideas or details are:
- Survey to 21,000 adults aged 40 to 79 in 21 countries: 63% said “family”, 9% said
“religion”, and 8% said “work”.
- Middle-aged and older adults expressed a strong feeling of responsibility between
generations in their family.
- Saudi Arabia, India, and Turkey are indicated with the strongest intergenerational ties.
- More than 80% of the middle-aged and older adults have a duty to care their parents.

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