6 achieved by this newspaper. None of other newspapers have ever achieved this
number of prizes. The website of New York Times is said to be one of the top websites since it was first launched.
The online versions of both newspapers are used in this research considering that this version is practical and accessible. It is easy for the researcher to reach
the data anytime and anywhere without having to deal with the printed ones. In addition, the online version of the newspapers is also free of charge. To find the
nominal compounds in the articles of the newspapers, the researcher focuses on World column in the websites of each newspaper reporting about what is currently
happening in the world so that the topics of the articles from both newspapers are more or less equal. The world topics cover issues happening in Africa, Americas,
Asia, Australia, Europe, and Middle East.
1.4 Research Objectives
Based on the two research questions, this research firstly attempts to discover English nominal compounds appearing in the online articles of
Indonesian and American newspapers. It is mentioned earlier that the newspapers used in this research are The Jakarta Post and New York Times. The first objective
of this research is to figure out the elements that make up English nominal compounds. As a recursive process, nominal compounds can be used to create
longer and more complex compounds which involve more than one different element.
Secondly, it tries to find out the type of nominal compounds appearing frequently in the articles by identifying the heads of the compounds. A compound
is called endocentric compound if the head is inside the compound itself. On the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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or head cannot be drawn from the words inside the compound. The last type of English nominal compound is called copulative compound that has two heads
inside the compound.
1.5 Research Benefits
This research provides both theoretical and practical benefits. Firstly, it is theoretically expected to provide beneficial information for readers in general on
English nominal compounds as it presents detail explanations on the topic and how English nominal compounds are made up. Secondly, it also provides an
alternative theory or reference for the upcoming studies conducted on the same topic so that they can give further elaboration and explanation on English nominal
compounds. In addition to theoretical benefits, this research is also expected to give
practical benefits. The first benefit includes giving solution to the problem so that the meanings of English nominal compound, particularly the larger and more
complex one, can be easily interpreted. Secondly, the benefit contributes to a better understanding of the form, meaning, and usage of English nominal
compounds as well as a better understanding of the phenomenon. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
