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B. Theoretical Framework
Words are the main units used for entries in dictionaries. They are notoriously difficult entries to define, both in universal and in language specific
terms. They cannot freely be inserted by pieces as done into sentences. Words are units composed of one or more morpheme. When morphemes are combined to
produce words, the meanings of these words are often predictable from the meanings of their components. Prefix belongs to affixes which it is a bound
morpheme. This research is focused on the students’ mastery of prefix
un-
and
dis-.
In this study, the students’ mastery of prefixation
un-
and
dis-
were obtained from the test. Szymanek 1989 theories on prefixation are employed to
assess the correct implementation of the items in test pp. 62-68. Quirk 1972 concepts of negative prefix are also used in determining the underlying
differences between
un-
and
dis
- pp. 982-984. Previously, prefix
un-
and
dis-
are considered to have the same meaning. However Quirk study reveals that they
belong to different classification. In the test, the items asked about the prefixation un- do not belong to one category, it means that prefix
un-
can be attach to adjective, noun or verb, while item in the test asking about prefixation
dis-
are also arranged using the same organization.
The results are then summarized to know the range of their category of mastery. Next, there is an identification of both correct and incorrect answers
provided by the students participating in the test. Each item in the test is analyzed in order to know whether the students have applied correct prefixation
un-
and
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dis-
or provided incorrect form. The percentages of their correct and incorrect prefixation of
un-
and
dis-
are then calculated in order to reveal their mastery in prefixation of
un-
and
dis-
.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter discusses methodology that is used to find the answers of the research problem presented in the first chapter. It consists of research method,
research setting, research participants, instruments and data gathering technique, technique of data analysis and research procedure.
A. Research Method
The research type of this research that was chosen is survey research. According to Ary et. al, 2002, a
survey is a research method, which is conducted to collect information about the characteristics of a population by
examining a sample of a group p. 67. This survey was used to find out the data
for the analysis, in this case, the students’ mastery of the prefix
un-
and
dis-.
The method of sampling used in this research was purposive sampling. It relies on the
judgment of the researcher when it comes to selecting the units, i.e. people, cases organization, events, pieces of data, which are to be studied
B. Research Setting
The research was conducted in even semester of English Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University of the academic year 20112012.
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