and similarities of two or more language or sub-system of language are made explicit.
In accordance with the above idea, contrastive analysis is actually a working procedure where the activity or the duty is trying to compare the first
language structure with the second language in order to identify the non- correspondence of two languages. The non- correspondences of two languages in
the different language family that are got and produced by contrastive analysis can be used as the reason in predicting the difficulties in learning the languages that
will be faced by the students, even for those who study language.
2.4 Previews Theory
In writing this thesis, the writer uses the some theories from books and theses which are related to this topic.
First, Ridwan 1998:8 in An Introduction to Phonetics and Grouphemic. This book explains about the definition and concept of Contrastive Analysis.
Some ideas are taken by the writer writing this thesis. For example, Ridwan states that Analisis Kontrastif adalah suatu proses penganalisisan linguistic yang
berusaha mendeskripsikan, membuktikan, dan menguraikan perbedaan atau persamaan aspek-aspek kebahasaan dari dua bahasa atau lebih yang
dibandingkan. Second, Francis Katamba 1993 in Modern Linguistics: Morphology. This
book tells about the explanation of Morphology in general. The writer takes some definitions in supporting this writing. Katamba says that an affix is a morpheme
which only occurs when attached to some other morpheme or morphemes such as a root or stem or base.
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Third, Eugene A. Nida 1967 in Mrphology :The Desriptive Analysis of Words. This book tells about the understanding of morphology in general. Some
definition and description of word taken from this book. According to Nida, Morphology is the study of morphemes and their arrangements in forming words
1967 : 1. Fourth, Dardanila 1985 in Perbandingan Afiksasi Bahasa Gayo Dialek
Gayo LUT dengan Afiksasi Bahasa Indonesia. The writer takes the data from this book which are related to this writing.
Fifth, Raykan 1986 in Suatu Analisis Kontrastif Afiksasi Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Banten. This thesis talks about the kontrastif beween English and
Bantenese in the use of prefix. Some data taken from this book especially the English prefix data. For example, uncover derives from prefix un- and cover
which means “open”.
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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
