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The Process of Compound Words Used in Martin's THE PROCESS OF COMPOUND WORDS USED IN MARTIN’S NOVEL A GAME OF THRONES A THESIS BY BONIFASIA BR KARO REG. NO. 150721022 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA THE PROCESS OF COMPOUND WORDS USED IN MARTIN’S NOVEL A GAME OF THRONES A THESIS BY BONIFASIA BR KARO REG. NO. 150721022 SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR Dr. Deliana, M.Hum. Liza Amalia Putri, S.S., MA NIP. 19571117 198303 2 002 NIP. 198406262017042001 Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from Department of English DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination. Head, Secretary, Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D NIP. 1954091619803 2 003 NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan. The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on Augt 16th, 2019. Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. NIP.19600805 198703 1 001 Board of Examiners Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D Dr. Deliana, M.Hum Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, BONIFASIA BR KARO, DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed : Date : 16th August 2019 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : BONIFASIA BR KARO TITLE OF THESIS : THE PROCESS OF COMPOUND WORDS USED IN MARTIN’S NOVEL A GAME OF THRONES QUALIFICATION : S-1/SARJANA SASTRA DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. Signed : Date : 16th August 2019 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Praised the Lord, Jesus Christ, for what I have today. My best gratitude is o my Supervisor Dr. Deliana M. Hum and my co- supervisor Liza A. Putri, S.S., M.A who have helped and guided me patiently in accomplishing this thesis. I would like to thank to Prof. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.d. as the Head of Department of English, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D as the Secretary of Department of English, Dr. Drs. Budi Agustono, M.S as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara, and all the lecturers of Department of English. Best regard is also given to Drs. Ponisan (Pak Pon) and Mr. Sukirno (Bang KiBot). Stay healthy Pak, Bang to help other thesis fighters. I thank myself for staying strong. I thank my deepest love and the love of my life, Dad and Mom. Thank you for always remembering me in your prayers. My beloved siblings, Kak Meta, July, and Medi. My dearest niece and nephew Gisel and Gabrie. For my beloved Grandma in Heaven I am going to miss you soon. I thank all of my best friends. My roommates Eli, Muti, Ciak. My bougenville-medan toke team Oly, Debbie, Marlina, Ira. My best staying-up- late friends Kak Ave, Opit. Thank you for always reminding me to keep staying on my path. My long-distance prayers Celik and Yoland. Thank you for always wishing me good things. My good reminder Retha and Erydha. My Parang III team Kak Oca, Pika, Pretty and my mood booster Azam and Audi. I do love you all. iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Finally, the writer welcomes the constructive criticisms and suggestions for this thesis is still far from being perfect. Hopefully, hopefully this thesis can be useful to everyone. Medan, September 2019 The Writer, Bonifasia Br Karo Reg. No: 150721022 iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT The thesis entitled “THE PROCESS OF COMPOUND WORDS USED IN MARTIN‟S NOVEL A GAME OF THRONES” is a morphological study which analyzes the process of compound words and the most dominant compound words used in Martin‟s novel A Game of Thrones. Descriptive and qualitative method is applied in this research. McCarthy (2002) theory is used in analyzing the process and kinds of compound words. Plag (2002) defines compounding (sometimes also called composition) rather loosely as the combination of two words to form a new word.The Findings show that there are three kinds of compound words used in this novel. Those are nominal compound, verbal compound, and adjectival compound. The processes of nominal compounds are formed of 3 formula. Those are „noun + noun‟, „noun + adjective‟, and „adjective + noun‟ formula. The processes of adjectival compounds are formed of „noun + adjective‟, „adjective + noun‟, „adjective + adjective‟, „adjective + present participle‟, adjective + past participle, and „noun + past participle‟, while the process of verbal compound is formed of „adjective + adjective‟. The most compound word used in Martin‟s novel A Game of Thrones is the nominal compound. It is about 60, 7% or 177 of 292 compound words in the novel. Adjectival compound is the second most used in the novel which is about 39% or 144 of 292 compound words. Verbal compound is the least used compound in the novel which is about 0, 3% or 1 0f 292 compound words in the novel. Key words: Kinds of compound words, nominal compound, verbal compound, adjectival compound. v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Skripsi yang berjudul “THE PROCESS OF COMPOUND WORDS USED IN MARTIN‟S NOVEL A GAME OF THRONES” merupakan suatu kajian Morphology yang menganalisa proses pembentukan kata majemuk dan menentukan jenis kata majemuk yang paling dominan dalam novel A Game of Thrones. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teori yang digunakan untuk menganalisa proses dan jenis-jenis kata majemuk adalah adalah teory McCarthy (2002). Plag (2002) menyatakan bahwa kata majemuk (terkadang disebut komposisi) adalah gabungan dua kata yang membentuk satu kata baru. Dalam penelitian ini ditemukan 3 jenis kata majemuk. Diantaranya adalah: Nomina, Verba, dan Adjectiva. Proses pembentukan kata majemuk Nomina adalah „noun + noun‟, „noun + adjective‟, and „adjective + noun‟. Proses pembentukan kata majemuk Adjectiva adalah „noun + adjective‟, „adjective + noun‟, „adjective + adjective‟, „adjective + present participle‟, adjective + past participle, and „noun + past participle‟, sedangkan pembentukan kata majemuk Verba hanya dibentuk oleh 1 proses, yaitu „adjective + adjective‟. Kata majemuk yang paling dominan di dalam penelitian ini adalah kata majemuk Nomina yaitu 60, 7% atau 177 dari 292 kata majemuk di dalam data. Kata majemuk Ajectiva adalah 39% atau 144 dari 292 kata. Kata majemuk Verba terdapat hanya 0, 3% atau 1 dari 292 kata majemuk didalam novel tersebut. Kata Kunci: Jenis kata majemuk, kata majemuk nomina, kata majemuk verba, kata majemuk ajektiva. vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ..................................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .................................................................. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................. iii ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... iv ABSTRAK ...................................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. vi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1 1.1 Background of the Study ......................................................... 1 1.2 Problems of the Study ............................................................. 3 1.3 Objectives of the Study ........................................................... 3 1.4 Scope of the Study .................................................................. 4 1.5 Significances of the Study ....................................................... 4 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .......................... 5 2.1 Linguistics ............................................................................... 5 2.2 Morphology ............................................................................. 6 2.2.1 Word Formation ................................................................... 7 2.2.1.1 Derivation .......................................................................... 9 2.2.1.2 Compounding ................................................................. 13 2.3 Kinds of Compound word ....................................................... 18 2.3.1 Nominal Compound .............................................................. 18 2.3.2 Adjectival Compound ..........................................................
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