AN ANALYSIS OF DERIVATIONAL

AFFIXES CHANGE VERBS INTO

NOUNS

M. ALFIZAN ADIB
NAUFAL
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A. Background of the study

According to Ogrady (2005, p.127) that affixation is the
dominant inflectional process in language. Likewise, Yule
(2006, p.116) says that there are three types of affixes, an
affix is attached to the front of its base is called prefix
while an affix is attached to the end of its base is termed a
suffix; in the other side, an affix is inserted after the first
consonant the root to mark a completed event.

Base on the explanation above, prefix in an affix which is

attached in front of word; for example in deactivate, an affix deis attached in front of the verb activate. Another kind of affix is
suffix, it is an affix which attached in the end of word; for
example hunter, an affix -eris attached in the end of verb hunt.
The last, Infix is an affix is attached in the middle of word; for
example in Tagalog language the wordbinili, there is an infix -inis attached in the middle of verb bili. Another example infix in
sundanesse language an affix is attached in the middle of
wordbarudak, an affix -ru- is attached in the middle of noun
barudak.

B. Focus of the Study

In this study the writer will focus on analyzing of verbs
changing which ocour affix in verb. The writer will
only explain of verbs changing after obtaining prefix or
suffix.

C. Statement of the Study

How are the distribution of English derivational
affixes that change verbs into nouns in students
writing?

D. Purpose of the Study

Based on the statement, purpose of this study is to find
the English derivational affixes that changes verbs into
nouns in studentswriting.

E. Significance of the Study

The writer hopes this research will give information
and useful to understanding about the verbs changing.
It maybe used as the discussion in learning English.

F. Theoretical framework
Word
Word is a smallest unit of meaning and syntax in a
language. It has important rule in forming sentences.

 Free Morpheme and Bound Morpheme

Free morpheme is morphemes that can stand by
themselves as single word (Yule, 2006, p.63). For example
the words ofboy, open, girl, and man. Besides that, there is
a bound morpheme. According to Yule (2006, p.63),
Bound morphemes, which are those forms that cannot
normally stand alone and are typically attached to another
form.

 Word Formation Processes

Word formation process is a way forming new word such
as; etymology, coinage, borrowing, compounding, derivation,
blending, clipping, back formation, conversion and acronym.
Inflection
According to Ogrady et al. (2005, p.127), Inflection is the
modification of a words form to indicate grammatical
information of various sort.
For example, the English plural suffixes -s in pencil-s

 Derivation
Ogrady et al. (2005, p.118), Derivation is an affixational
process that forms a word with a meaning and/or category
distinct from that of its base.
e.g.; book, a noun, plus -ish, a derivational morpheme
produces an adjective, bookish.

 Affixes
An affix is morpheme wich only occurs when attached
to some other morpheme or morphomes such as a root or
stem or base (Katamba, 1993, p.44).
Prefixes
A prefix is an affix attached before a root or stem or
base like-, un-, and in-(Katamba, 1993, p.44).For example
un-, (unhappy, unsatisfied), and re- (replay, retell).

 Suffixes
A suffix is an affix attached after root (or stem or base) like
ly, -er, -ist, -s, -ing and ed (Katamba, 1993, p.44). The
examples in English of suffix morphemes are -er(dancer, maker,
reader), -ing(walking, standing, jumping), and -ness (happiness,
sadness, goodness).

G. Research Methodology
Research Method
This study uses qualitative method in the frame of case study.
Population and sample
The researcher takes one class of the sample on the second
grade students of MA PPIQ. There are 35 students in XI class,
consist of 20 males and 15 females.

 Instrument
the instrument of this research is the writer as the subject of
the study by reading and understanding the references
which support this study.
The Procedure of Data Collecting
Procedure of Data Analysis

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Katamba, Francis. (1993).
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Yule, George. (2006). The Study of Language. New York, NY:
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University Press.

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