International Journal of Literature and Language Studies
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021)

AN ANALYSIS OF DERIVATIONAL AND INFLECTIONAL MORPHEMES IN OLIVIA RODRIGO’S ALBUM “SOUR”

Bobby Samuel Pandiangan (Unknown)
Andrias Yulianto (Unknown)
Tran Thi Thuy Van (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2021

Abstract

Word is very essential when learning a language. Word is constructed by derivational and inflectional processes. This research aimed to analyze the types and the most dominant number of derivational and inflectional morphemes found in album song lyrics by Olivia Rodrigo entitled “Sour”. The descriptive qualitative method is used to display the utilization types of derivational and inflectional morphemes in album song lyrics entitled “Sour”. This research analyzed 11 songs in total taken from the album song lyrics by Olivia Rodrigo entitled “Sour”. According to the findings of this research, there are 172 inflectional morphemes classified into eight types and 58 derivational morphemes classified into four types. The most common morpheme in the lyrics is inflectional past tense type, which appeared 41 times. Then, the most dominant derivational is found in the adverb process, as 24 noun processes occur in the album song lyrics.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijlls

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The mission of the International Journal of Literature and Language Studies (IJLLS) is to provide readers with the development of language studies in linguistics and literature. In addition to manuscripts that center on the study, we welcome manuscripts on a wide range of topics relating to the ...