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A MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY ON ENGLISH COMPOUND
WORDS FOUND IN SPORT NEWS OF THE JAKARTA POST
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by:
ILHAM NASHRUDIN A 320 080 253
SCHOOL OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
Have Faith and do righteous deeds and join together in the mutual
teaching of Truth and of Patience and Constancy (Al-Ashr: 3)
“...Help ye one another in righteousness and piety ,but help ye
not one another in sin and rancour...”(Al Maa’idah: 2)
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DEDICATION
From his blandness heart and from his sincere love, this research paper is
specially dedicated for:
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My beloved parents,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum. Wb . Wb .
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, thankfulness which is unlimited is always given
to Allah SWT, the Glorious, the Lord and the Almighty, the Merciful. He has given
the researcher the opportunity and the facilitation to finish the research paper entitled
A morphological study on English compound words found in sport news of the
Jakarta post. Greeting and salvation are presented to the Prophet Muhammad SAW,
who has brought human life into the brightness.
The writer thinks that it will feel very difficult to finish this research paper if
there is no help and support from others. Because of this reason, the writer would like
to express his biggest appreciation and gratitude to persons who have given those
contributions, they are:
1. Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si., as the Dean of School of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. Titis Setyabudi, S. Si, M. A, as the Head of English Department of
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
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4. Dra. Malikatul Laila, M.Hum, as the second consultant who has patiently guided her in completing and finishing this research paper.
5. All lecturers of English Department who have transferred and shared their
knowledge and experiences, especially Ibu Qonitah, Ibu Dwi Haryanti and Ibu
Vivi.
6. His mother, father, and all of the members of his family for their everlasting love,
care, and support.
7. My little beloved sister, Tari who always cares and prays for me.
8. His best friends, Anugrah Adi Muliyawan, Akh Papank pamungkas and Anita
Harisatun Niswah that always remembers him to stay on the right track.
9. His close friend, Setiyawan, Danang, Suci, Riska, Mahayu. Thank you so mush
for our friendship.
10.His all friends of the G class, Tyas, Arlis, Yasinta, Dewi, Indy and the other that
can not be mentioned one by one.
He realizes that this research paper is still far from being perfect because of
limited capability. Thus, revision, suggestion, and structural criticism are hoped for
the perfection of this work. He hopes this research paper will be useful and helpful to
all the readers. Amien.
Wassalamu’alaikum. Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, May 2012
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CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD ………..…………19
A. Type of Research………...19
B. Object of Research ………...19
C. Data and Data Source………...19
D. Method of Collecting Data………...19
E. Techniques of Analyzing Data………...20
CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ………...21
A. Research Finding……….…21
1. The Forms of compound word that are identified as Noun compound word...21
2. The Forms of compound word that are identified as Adjective compound word……….………...35
3. The forms of compound word that are identified as Verb compound word...36
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CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ………40
BIBLIOGRAPHY……….42
VIRTUAL REFERENCES……….43
APPENDIX………....44
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
NP : Jakarta Post
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LIST OF TABLE
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LIST OF APPENDIXES
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SUMMARY
Ilham Nashrudin. A320080253. A Morphological Study on English Compund
Words Found in Sport News of The Jakarta Post. Research Paper.
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2012.
This research analyzed English compound words that are found in sport news of the Jakarta Post. Compound word is defined as two or more words which are combined into one unit a perceptible lexical meaning. This research analyzed how forms of compound word formed and identifying what kinds of compound word that are found. This research aimed to describe how the English compound word forms in sport news of the Jakarta Post newspaper are formed and to identify the kinds of compound words found in sport news of the Jakarta Post newspaper. This research is descriptive qualitative research. In collecting the data, the writer uses observation documentation method. Techniques of analyzing data are Describing the forms of English compound word by using the theory of word formation and Identifying the kind of English compound word by using dictionary. The data are English compound words found in Sport News of The Jakarta Post that was published during November..
