LETS: Journal of Linguistics and English Teaching Studies
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): LETS: Journal of Linguistics and English Teaching Studies

A Morphological Analysis of Derivational Affixes in the Video of Barack Obama’s Speech

Neng Widi Khaerunisa (Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten)
kheryadi kheryadi (Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jan 2022

Abstract

This research analyzes the derivational affixes found in the video of Barack Obama's speech about education in 2016. This research was to find out the types of derivational affixes and to know the number of derivational affixes including prefixes and suffixes found in the video of Barack Obama's speech about education in 2016. This research used the descriptive qualitative method. The instruments used in this research were observation and documentation. The research finding of the last result showed that the total data of prefixes are 16 data, it consists of prefix ac-, re-, im-, pre- (1), in- (2), a- (2), un- (3). Meanwhile, the total data of suffixes are 47 data, they consist of suffix -ion (3), -ful (3), -ice (1), -ly (10), -ity (3), -ment (5), -ition (1), -ation (2), -ize (2), -y (3), -able (3), -al (1), -ial (1), -ible (1), -hood (1), -ance (1), -ic (1), -ive (1), -ness (1). Moreover, there are two types of derivational affixes are used in the video of Barack Obama's speech about education in 2016, they are class-changing derivational and class-maintaining derivational. The researcher hopes that the students are suggested to learn the use of derivational affixes. By learning the affixes, the students can improve their knowledge of new vocabularies. By knowing the roots, the readers can build the word by themselves.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

lets

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

LETS: Journal of Linguistics and English Teaching Studies (p-ISSN: 2715-4408, e-ISSN: 2715-4416) is an open access and peer-reviewed journal published biannually by English Program of Education and Teaching Training Department of State Islamic College of Majene, West Sulawesi. LETS: Journal of ...