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

2014

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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)

Where there is a will, there is a way

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DEDICATION

From her deep heart and wonder love,

this research paper in particular is dedicated to:

1. Her beloved parents,

2. Her beloved brothers and sister,

3. Her beloved families and friends.

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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

knowledge,

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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

Hanum Fajrina

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE ............................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ..................................................................................................... ii

ACCEPTANCE .............................................................................................. iii

TESTIMONY ................................................................................................... iv

MOTTO ........................................................................................................... v

DEDICATION ................................................................................................. vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................. vii

TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................. ix

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study ............................................ 1

B. Previous Study .............................................................. 4

C. Limitation of the Study ................................................ 7

D. Problem Statement ........................................................ 7

E. Objective of the Study ................................................. 7

F. Benefits of the Study ................................................... 8

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

1. Verb into Noun .................................................... 32

2. Adjective into Noun ............................................. 41

3. Noun into Verb .................................................... 44

4. Noun into Adjective ............................................. 46

5. Verb into Adjective .............................................. 55

6. Adjective into Adverb .......................................... 56

B. Discussion ..................................................................... 58

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.

NIK. 567 NIK. 477

Dean

Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum.

NIP. 196504281993031001