CHAPTER III RESEARCH OF METHOD
3.1 Research Design
There are some steps which the writer taken in the process of thesis writing. They are as follows:
1. The writer will collect the data from other theses: Dardanila 1985,
Rakyan 1986 and Wahab 2008. 2.
The writer will make the prefix in English and Gayonese as the main object of the analysis which are analyzed form aspect of form,
distribution, function and meaning. 3.
The writer will contrast them and make a general conclusion from the analysis.
3.2 Data and Data Source
The data taken from previous theses which the topics are related to this writing. They are:
1. Dardanila 1985 titled Perbandingan Afiksasi Bahasa Gayo Dialek Gayo
LUT dengan Afiksasi Bahasa Indonesia and Drs. H. M. Salim Wahab 2008 titled Tata Bahsa Gayo Lues. From these theses, the writer took the
prefixes in Gayonese as the data . 2.
Rakyan. 1986 titled Suatu Analisis Kontrastif Afiksasi Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Banten. From this thesis, the writer tokk the prefixes in
English as the data.
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3.3 Data Collecting Method
In collecting data, the writer uses library research. Library research as the method of research is applied in this thesis to find some relevant theories that
support the writing especially from all references deal with Contrastive Analysis. The writer collects the data from books and previous theses related to English and
Gayonese Language Prefixes.
3.4 Data Analysis Method
The data found then analyzed based on contrastive analysis. Qualitative Descriptive method is applied in the process of analysis because the writer needs
to describe the data more deeply. As quoted from Burhan Bungin’s book:
“Penelitian kualitatif adalah penelitian yang dilakukan dengan keterbatasan sasaran penelitian tetapi kedalaman
data kualitas data tidak terbatas. Semakin berkualitas data yang dikumpulkan, semakin berkualitas penelitian tersebut.”
Qualiative Researsh is the research done with the limitation of goals but unlimitation of qualified data.
The writer also apply the descriptive method to describe the fact as the way it is to the readers. This thesis also is simply about fact-finding. Nawawi
1993 :31 states that Qualitative Descriptive is a research method that is an effort to solve a problem or a condition or an event as the way it is. In other words, this
method is simply about fact finding.
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“ Penelitian ini terbatas pada usaha mengungkapkan suatu masalah atau keadaan atau peristiwa sebagaimana adanya
sehingga bersifat sekedar untuk mengungkapkan fakta fact finding
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CHAPTER IV THE ANALYSIS OF PREFIXES IN ENGLISH AND GAYONESS
4.1 ENGLISH 4.1.1 Form