A MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF DERIVATIONAL
SUFFIX IN OBAMA SPEECH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Education
Proposed by: Hanum Fajrina
A320100115
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
Maka sesungguhnya bersama kesulitan ada kemudahan, sesungguhnya bersama kesulitan ada kemudahan
(Al-Insyiroh: 5-6)
Be Free, Be Happy, Be Responsible (Era’s Quote)
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DEDICATION
From her deep heart and wonder love,
this research paper in particular is dedicated to:
1. Her beloved parents,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, praise and gratitude to the Most Gracious and
Most Merciful, Allah SWT for blessing the writer to finish this research paper
entitled A Morphological Analysis of Derivational Suffix Found In Obama
Speech. Praising is also giving to the Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad SAW, a
glory person who gives his blessing to his masses in the next day.
The writer would like to express her deepest thankfulness to the people who
have supported her in finishing this research paper. They are:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., as the Dean of School of Teacher
Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D, as the Head of English Department of
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
3. Drs. Sigit Haryanto, M. Hum, as the first consultant who has guided her in
finishing this research paper,
4. Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum, as the second consultant who has guided patiently
her in finishing this research paper,
5. Drs. Maryadi, MA., as the examiner who give helpful suggestion to complete
her research paper,
6. All lecturers of English Department who have teached and gived their
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7. Her parents, brother, sister, and cousin for their support, care and pray to her,
8. Her beloved, Haris, who has supported and cared to her. Thank you very much,
9. Her best friends who has accompanied and smiled to her, Venty and Ayu,
10.Her friends in the conscripts of the 2010, who have struggled together almost 4
years, Si mbog, Aiugh, Achi, Azmi, Akbar, Dwika, Sipit, Pebi, Dedi, Ratih,
Heny, Yesi,
11.Her friends in Lpm Campus who have supported to her, mbak Anisa, Uus,
Nana, Romi, Desy, Suci, Susi, Deny, Hari, Marno, Agung, Taqin, Ayu, Abdul,
Adnan, Muslihah, Okta, Yeni, Yasrin, Rannisa, Intan, Maysa, Agung I., Rico,
Bima, Desy N. F., Wiwid, Dhani, Nathan, Era, Kipli, Widi, Mukhlis, Syifa,
Dewi, Dinda, Rico, Ardita, Mega, Ali, Esti, and many more,
12.Thanks for person that can not be mentioned one by one, which have helped
her to finish this paper.
She realizes that this paper is still far from being perfect, therefore, she
needs suggestions and criticism for the perfection of this work. She hopes that this
research paper will be useful to all readers. Amin.
Wassalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh
Surakarta, September 26th, 2014
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G.Research Paper Organization ... 8
CHAPTER II : UNDERLYING THEORY A.Notion of Morphology ... 10
B. The Study of Morpheme ... 10
C.Notion of Word ... 12
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D.Word Formation ... 13
E. Affixes ... 16
F. Derivational Suffix ... 17
G.Lexical Categories ... 27
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD A.Type of Research ... 29
B. Object of Research ... 29
C.Data and Data Source ... 29
D.Technique of Collecting Data ... 30
E. Technique of Analyzing Data ... 30
CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION A.Research Finding ... 31
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 65
B. Suggestion ... 66
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 67 APPENDIX
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SUMMARY
Hanum Fajrina. A320100115. A MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF DERIVATIONAL SUFFIX IN OBAMA SPEECH. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Research Paper. 2014.
This research paper studies the words containing derivational suffix in Obama Speech Texts. The objectives of this research are to classify the lexical categories of derivational suffix found in Obama speech and to describe the meaning of derivational suffix found in Obama Speech. Type of the research is descriptive qualitative. The data are all words containing derivational suffix that found in Obama Speech. Technique of collecting data is documentation. The research finding shows 164 data of derivational suffix. They are classified into six alteration of lexical category as follows: Firstly, lexical category of verbs change into noun when added with suffixes -ation, -ion, -er, -or, -ee, -ing, -ment, -al. Secondly, lexical category of adjectives change into noun when added with suffixes -ness, -ity. Thirdly, word category of nouns change into verb when added with suffix -ize, and -en. Then, grammatical function of nouns change into adjectives when added with suffixes -al, -ful, -ous, -less, -ly, -ive, -ish and -ic. Afterwards, grammatical function of verbs change into adjectives when added with suffixes -ive, and -able. Lastly, lexical category of adjectives change into adverbs when attached with suffix -ly.
Keywords: suffixes, derivational, lexical category, morphology
Consultant I Consultant II
Drs. Sigit Haryanto, M. Hum. Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
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