Suffix –ment SUFFIXES IN ENGLISH .1 Suffix –en

5.1.7 Suffix –ment

a. Form • It is found that suffix –ment can be attached to the base which is ended by vowel phoneme. e.g: agree + -ment Æ agreement engage + -ment Æ engagement • It is found that suffix –ment can be attached to the base which is ended with consonant phoneme. e.g.: develop + -ment Æ development govern + -ment Æ government • It is found that suffix –ment can not be attached to the base which is ended with semivowel phoneme. • It is found that suffix –ment can not be attached to the base which is ended with diphthong phoneme. • It is found that suffix –ment can not be attached to the base which is ended with cluster phoneme. From the data above, it can be seen that suffix –tion can be attached to the base which is ended by vowel and consonant phoneme. b. Distribution Suffix –ment may be attached to the base form of verb. e.g: develop v + -ment Æ development arrange v + -ment Æ arrangement Universitas Sumatera Utara From the data above, it can be seen that suffix –ment can be attached to the base of verb. The word ‘develop’ and ‘arrange’ are included in verb. If they are attached by suffix –ment, they become ‘development’ and ‘arrangement that are included in noun. c. Function The function of suffix –ment is to form noun from verb. e.g: excite v + -ment Æ excitement n govern v + -ment Æ government n From the data above, the function of suffix -ment is to form noun from verb. The words ‘excite’ and ‘govern’ are included in verb; if they are attached by suffix –ment, they become ‘excitement’ and ‘government’ that are included in noun. d. Meaning The meaning of suffix –ment is to indicate the meaning ‘a skill, an action or processes of what is mentioned in the base form or ‘a result, object or agent an action, and the place of an action’. e.g: manage + -ment Æ management ‘a process of managing s.t.’ battle + -ment Æ battlement ‘a place of doing battle’ From the data above, if the word ‘manage’ and ‘battle’ are attached by suffix –ment, they become ‘management’ and ‘battlement’ that indicate the meaning of ‘a skill, an action or processes of what is mentioned in the base form Universitas Sumatera Utara or ‘a result, object or agent an action, and the place of an action’. It is shown that ‘management’ indicates the meaning of ‘a process of managing s.t., while ‘battlement’ indicates the meaning of ‘a place of doing battle’.

5.1.8 Suffix –ance