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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
The linguistic elements analyzed in this study are words. The researcher analyzes words which are attached to the bound morpheme {-ure} that also has a
function as a suffix. It is called as the bound morpheme because that morpheme cannot stand alone. The researcher analyzes the words attached to the suffix {-
ure} through two reliable printed dictionaries. The first dictionary is Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English Ninth Edition by A.S. Hornby
in the year of 2015. The main data are taken from the first dictionary. It is chosen because that dictionary is up to date. It provides the phonetic transcription, part of
speech, and definition of each word. The second dictionary is The New Oxford American Dictionary Second Edition by McKean in the year of 2005. It provides
the origins, histories, and derivatives of the words. In addition, the pronunciation, short definition, and which century when each word is first used is also provided
in it. This dictionary is used in order to find the etymology dealing with the origin of the words attached to the suffix {-ure} found in the first dictionary. Therefore,
those dictionaries are needed to analyze this present study.
B. Approach of the Study
There are two approaches that are used by the researcher in this study in order to help the researcher analyze the data. The first one is a morphological
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approach. Szymanek states that morphological processes consist of form- changing such as addition or subtraction on the base element and alteration of
some base words 1989: 32. Based on that definition, it can be concluded that the morphological approach is used in this study in order to analyze a morpheme
which is the suffix {-ure} as the object of this present study. In detail, this approach is used to know the form-changing of the words which are attached to
the suffix {-ure} and the meanings of that suffix. The second approach that is used by the researcher is a phonological
approach. There are two statements about it. The first statement is taken from Carr. He states that the phonological approach shows the word form which is
unpredictable and cannot be analyzed with rule-governed phonetic properties 1993: 29. Another statement is taken from Fromkin et al. who state that
phonology deals with the speaker’s linguistic knowledge about sound patterns of a language and how it is produced 2011: 267. In addition, they say that
phonology concerns with pronunciation adjustment of a morpheme. It means, how the sounds are produced can be identified through phonology. From those
statements about phonology, it can be concluded that the phonological approach is an approach used to analyze how the sounds are produced. In this present
study, the phonological approach has a role which is used to identify the sound pattern of the suffix {-ure} pronounced.
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C. Method of the Study
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