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b. Distribution

Prefix mis- may be attached to the base as follows:  Noun Examples: mis- + fortune N misfortune ‘bad luck’ mis- + print N misprint ‘mistake in print’  Verb Examples: mis- + understand V misunderstand ‘fall to understand cor- rectly’ mis- + read V miread ‘to read wrongly’

c. Function

Prefix function of prefix mis- may described as follows:  The function of prefix mis- does not have change the word class if it attached to the form of verb. Examples: mis- + read V misread ‘to read wrongly’ mis- + understand V misunderstand ‘fall to understand cor- rectly’  The function of prefix mis- does not have change the word class if it attached to the form of noun. Examples: mis- + fortune N misfortune ‘bad luck’ mis- + print N misprint ‘mistake in print’ Universitas Sumatera Utara

d. Meaning

The meaning of prefix mis- can be describe as follows:  To indicate the meaning of ‘wrong’ Examples: mis- + type mistype ‘mistake in type’ mis- + print misprint ‘mistake in print’  To indicate the meaning of ‘badly’ Examples: mis- + fortune misfortune ‘bad luck’

4.1.6 Prefix hyper- a. Form

Prefix hyper- does not have any change it is attached to the base form beginning with vowel or consonant phonemes.  Vowel Examples: hyper- + active hyperactive ‘excessively active’  Consonant Examples: hyper- + market hypermarket ‘very large shop’ hyper + sensitive hypersensitive ‘‘having extremely sensi- tive feelings’

b. Distribution

 Adjective Examples: hyper- + sensitive Adj hypersensitive ‘having extremely sensi- tive feelings’ Universitas Sumatera Utara hyper- + active Adj hyperactive ‘excessively active’  Noun Examples: hyper- + market N hypermarket ‘very large shop’ hyper- + tension N hypertension ‘high blood pressure’

c. Function

 Prefix hyper- does not have any change the world class if it is at- tached to the base form of adjective. Examples: hyper- + sensitive Adj hypersensitive Adj ‘‘having extremely sensitive feelings’ hyper- + active Adj hyperactive Adj ‘excessively active’  Prefix hyper- does not have any change the world class if it is at- tached to the base form of noun Examples: hyper- + tension N hypertension N ‘high blood pressure’ hyper- + market N hypermarket N ‘very large shop’

d. Meaning

Prefix hyper- has the meaning as follows ‘excessive degree’ Examples: hyper- + active hyperactive ‘excessively active’ hyper- + sentive hypersensitive ‘having extremely sensi- tive feelings’ Universitas Sumatera Utara

4.2 Description Of Minangkabaunese Prefixes

There are five Minangkabaunese prefixes listed by the writer in this thesis and will be described as follows:  Prefix sa –  Prefix ta –  Prefix ma –  Prefix pa –  Prefix ba- The writer compiled this prefixes from Tata Bahasa Minangkabau Rahayu, 1998:66

4.2.1 Prefix sa – a. Form

Prefix sa – does not have any change. If it attach to base form which be- ginning with vowel and consonant phonemes.  Vowel Examples : sa- + ikek ‘bundle’ saikek ‘a bundle’ sa + urek ‘root’ saurek ‘a root’  Consonant Examples: sa- + bungkuih ‘wrap’ sabungkuih ‘a wrap’ sa- + piriang ‘plate’ sapiriang ‘ a plate’

b. Distribution

Prefix sa- can be attached to the base form as follows:  Noun Universitas Sumatera Utara Examples: sa- + cambuang N ‘bowl’ sacambuang ‘a bowl’ sa- + sendok N ‘spoon’ sasendok ‘a spoon’  Adjective Examples: sa- + manih Adj ‘sweet’ samanih ‘as sweet as’ sa- + rancakAdj ‘beauty’ sarancak ‘as beauty as’

c. Function