43 processes constructing the verbs in the whole editorials, i.e. borrowing and
backformation. However, they were not involved in the affixation. The processes formed verbs looking like the products of -
ise
suffixation, which hinder the researcher in determining the verbs in the category.
B. Summary Remarks
Based on the findings and discussions in the previous section, not all the bases of the affixed verbs in the editorial could be revealed. Some products of
–
ify
affixation did not have English bases. There were only two suffixed verbs which can be decomposed into adjectives by removing the suffix
–
ify
, i.e.
beautify
and
justify
. Meanwhile, the other five suffixed verbs in the category were not analysable based on such structure. The verbs in other categories had English
bases. In the prefix
dis
- category, there were
cover
,
credit
, and
place
as the bases of the prefixed verbs; in the prefix
en
- category, there were
act
,
danger
, and
sure
as the bases of the prefixed verbs; in the suffix -
en
category, there were
worse
,
weak
, and
threat
as the bases of the suffixed verbs; in the suffix -
ise
category, there were
character
,
critic
, and
real
as the bases of the suffixed verbs; and in the prefix
re
- category, there were
commend
,
count
, and
define
as the bases of the prefixed verbs.
The analysis conducted in this chapter also showed that borrowings, conversion, and morphophonology commonly occurred within the verb forming
affixation. Those morphological processes may change the visibility of the bases. For example, the borrowed verbs did not have English bases. As seen in the
–
ify
44 affixation, five verbs had either French or Latin bases which were not familiar to
English learners. Morphophonology also hindered the researcher to reveal the bases since it changed some elements inside the morphemes as seen in
minimize
and
traumatize
.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, SUGGESTIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS
This chapter is divided into three parts. The first part, namely conclusions, is meant to sum up the findings of the discussion of the research. The second part
presents the suggestions, which might be useful to some parts. The last part provides the implication of the study, especially for English language teaching.
A. Conclusions
In this section, the researcher concluded the findings and discussions presented in the previous chapter. The researcher found that there were only 50
affixed verbs in the editorials which can be decomposed to reveal the bases due to the morphological processes. The characteristics of each affix also affect the verb
formation. Five bases of the products of –
ify
affixation cannot be revealed, which means there are only two suffixed verbs able to decompose into the form base
plus suffix –
ify
. Those two verbs are
beautify
, of which base is
beauty,
and
justify
, of which base is
just
. Besides the –
ify
affixation, all the affixed verbs’ bases are
recognisable. Furthermore, there are some morphological processes occurring within the
affixation. Borrowings, conversion, and morphophonology are the morphological processes meant. Borrowing process yields verbs from other languages as seen in
–
ify
affixation, which forms verbs from Latin and French, e.g.
clarify
,
identify
, and
testify
. Conversion occurs in affixation involving non-verbaliser affixes,
