the underlying representation is [-voiced]. The B for the output of the rule is [+voiced]. The X and Y for the conditioning environment are between two vowels
V__ V.
6. Review of Suffix –ion
Arronof’s theory 1976: 98-100 stated that suffix –ion is a suffix which is very productive and widespread. There are about 200 words ending in suffix –ion and
comprising a total approximately 4 of the words listed in a particular dictionary. Suffix –ion is also as a deverbal abstract action nominal suffix with active and
passive senses. Deverbal means a noun that derived from verb but grammatically, it is pure as
a noun not a verb. The formation of deverbal itself is one of the types of nominalization or noun formation. For example, the word organization has a
function as a noun, it is derived from the verb organize. According to The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, -ion iə n suffix
representing Old French –ion, Latin –ion, which forms nouns of condition and action from i adjectives or substantives as communion COMMUNION, formed
on communis COMMON, dominio DOMINION; ii verb-stems, as legio LEGION, formed on legere collect, but chiefly from iii past participle or supine
stems in t, s, x see –TION, -SION 1966:484.
C. Theoretical Framework
This study divided the theory into two kinds of theories; they are theory of morphology and theory of phonology. First is the theory of morphology which
included theory of morpheme, theory of root and stem, theory of allomorph, and
theory of morphophonemic process. Each of the theories has their own function in this study. The theory of morpheme is a basic theory to find out the form of the
stem in the data. So, we can know the basic form of the word before the word get suffixation by suffix –ion.
The theory of root and stem and theory of allomorph will be used to support the analysis in the process that will be formulated in nominalization process. The
two theories above are also very useful to observe the verb forms which can be nominalized by suffix –ion. Besides, the theory of morphophonemic process is
very useful to analyze the words which can be nominalized by suffix –ion. From nominalization process, we can find the types and the rules of morphophonemic
processes occur in that process. So, the theory of morphophonemic process is also appropriate to analyze the data.
Second is the theory of phonology such as theory of notation rules. It is used to complete the analysis of morphophonemic processes. The notation rules are
applied in every type of morphophonemic processes.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter consists of three parts. The first part explains about the object or data which is used to support the analysis. The second part explains the
approach of the study which is used by the writer to analyze the data. The last part explains the process and the steps to collect and to analyze the data.
A. Object of the Study
The object of the study is the English words that end with suffix –ion: verb into noun. The data are taken from Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. The
seventh edition of the Oxford Dictionary was published by Oxford University Press in 2005. The dictionary is chosen because it is commonly used by university
students who are studying English. Besides, it provides the definition and the phonetic transcription of the words. The phonetic transcription used to help the
writer when analyzing the data in morphophonemic processes in the attachment of suffix –ion to the stems.
B. Approach of the Study
The writer analyzed Nominalization and Morphophonemic Process in the English Words Attached by Suffix -ion
so she used two approaches to support the analysis of the data. Both are morphological approach and phonological approach.
Morphology is a linguistic field which studies about the structure of words and the processes of word formation O’Grady, Archibald, Aronoff, and Rees-Miller,
2005: 112. The theories in morphology are morpheme, root and stem, and
