Majalah Ilmiah UNIKOM
Vol.9, No. 2
155
H a l a m a n
PREFIX RE IN SEVERAL WORDS BEGINNING WITH RE
TATAN TAWAMI, S.S
Jurusan Sastra Inggris
Fakultas Sastra
This paper aims at presenting a simple point of view regarding the prefix re
in several words beginning with re. The data presented here are random exam-
ples taken from class discussion. The data are analyzed from their categories in
the sentence. Based on the data analyzed, it can be concluded that re may
serve as prefix when the word formation and meaning are generated directly
based on the prefix and the meaning of the base word. In addition to that, re is
said to be „closely related prefix‟ when the word formation and meaning are
generated indirectly based on the prefix and the meaning properties of the base
word. This category tends to be “real prefix”. Apart from that, re is not prefix in
particular words when they are the words that build by themselves standing as
base words. Eventually, this paper offers a further discussion regarding the use
1.
Background
This consisting of 34 words’ analysis
paper was, at the beginning, merely a class
discussion regarding the word „repair‟. Is it a
word with one morpheme, or is it a word
with two morphemes? This discussion now
leads to the analysis of finding out the
answer proposed. In general, this analysis
involves the study of morphology; the study
of internal structures of words and the rules
by which words are formed (Fromkin). In
addition to that, in Language Files
morphology is defined as the study of how
words are structured and how they are put
together from smaller parts (p. 117).
Carstairs adds that morphology is the area
of grammar concerned with the structure of
words and with relationship between words
involving the morphemes that compose
them (p. 16). To my understanding, this
definition leads to a thought that
morphology is the study of how we can
break down the words into the root, they
can not be broken down again into smalller
parts. Nevertheless, I tried to seek out the
words based on their existence in the
dictionary and pour the properties to find
out whether they are prefix or not.
2.
Morpheme
By definition, morpheme is minimal
lingusitic unit which has a meaning or
grammatical functions ... or those that can
be broken down again into smaller parts
(LF, p. 119). Carstairs defines morpheme as
smaller parts of words (p. 16). Whereas
O‟Grady (p.133) defines morpheme as the
smallest unit of language that carries
information or function. Departing from
these definitions, morpheme can be defined
as smallest linguistic unit that gives
„additional‟ meaning and may bring new
function to particular words. In English for
ripens
ripeensripe
previously categorized as adjective,
en
s
morpheme, signaling that the subject for
this verb is singular.
O‟Grady adds that in order to represent
the internal structure of words, it is neces-
sary not only to identify each of the compo-
nent morphemes but also to classify these
bidang
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