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,
