2. The Characteristics of Suffix –ion and –ation Used in Oxford
Learner’s Pocket Dictionary
The researcher finds 345 data of derivational affixes using suffix – ion and –ation in Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary. There are 261 data
of suffix –ion and 84 data of suffix –ation.
a. Derivational affixes of suffix –ion used in Oxford Learner’s Pocket
Dictionary
The researcher finds twelve categories of words using suffix – ion and derived into nouns. They are 1 datum with the final letter of
verb with consonant [d], 148 data the final letter of verb with vowel [e], 9 data the final letter of noun with vowel [e], 14 data the final letter of
adjective with vowel [e], 1 datum the final letter of noun with consonant [p], 12 data the final letter of verb with consonant [s], 1
datum the final letter of noun with consonant [s], 55 data the final letter of verb with consonant [t], 6 data the final letter of noun with
consonant [t], 12 data the final of letter adjective with consonant [t], 1 datum the final letter of noun with consonant [x], and 1 datum the final
letter of adjective with consonant [x].
b. Derivational affixes of suffix -ation found in Oxford Learner’s
Pocket Dictionary
Based on the data, the researcher also finds 84 data of suffix - ation, they are 4 data the final letter of adjective with consonant [c], 2
data the final letter of verb with consonant [d], 44 data the final letter of verb with vowel [e], 3 data the final letter of verb with consonant [l],
5 data the final letter of verb with consonant [m], 3 data the final letter of verb with consonant [n], 15 data the final letter of verb with
consonant [t], 3 data the final letter of noun with consonant [t], 3 data the final letter of verb with consonant [x], and 2 data the final letter of
noun with consonant [y].
D. Conclusion
Based on the result of the analysis, the writer draws several conclusions. The conclusions are described as follows:
1. The similarities and differences between the usage of suffix -ion and -ation
used in Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary a.
The similarities between the usage of suffix -ion and -ation used in Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary is in the function of each suffix.
In the word category such as verb and adjective followed by suffix -ion and -ation, the grammatical category will change into noun category. It
is called derivational affixes noun forming. However, the noun category which is followed by suffix -ion and -ation does not change
the grammatical category, because there is no change between noun into noun. Then, both of the suffixes can follow the morpheme with
final letter consonant [d], vowel [e], and consonant [t]. b.
The differences between the usage of suffix –ion and –ation used in Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary is related to the characteristics of
each suffix. 2.
The characteristics of suffix -ion and -ation used in Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary
a. The characteristics of suffix –ion:
The writer collects 261 data of suffix –ion, 75,65 : 1
The morpheme usually consists of one, two, three, and four syllables.
2 The suffix is seldom following the verb morpheme with final letter
consonant [d]: 1 datum. 3
The suffix is often following the verb, noun, and adjective morphemes with final letter vowel [e]: 171 data.
4 The suffix is always following the noun morpheme with final letter
consonant [p]: 1 datum.
5 The suffix is always following the verb and noun morphemes with
final letter consonant [s]: 13 data. 6
The suffix is often following the verb, noun, and adjective morphemes with final letter consonant [t]: 61 data.
7 The suffix is always following the noun and adjective morphemes
with final letter consonant [x]: 2 data. b.
The characteristics of suffix -ation: The writer collects 84 data of suffix -ation, 24,34 :
1 The morpheme usually consists of two and three syllables except
for the morpheme followed by two suffixes. 2
The suffix is always following the adjective morpheme with final letter consonant [c]: 4 data.
3 The suffix is seldom following the verb morpheme with final letter
consonant [d]: 2 data. 4
The suffix is often following the verb morphemes with final letter vowel [e]: 44 data.
5 The suffix is always following the verb morphemes with final letter
consonants [l] 3 data, [m] 5 data, [n] 3 data, and [x] 3 data. 6
The suffix is usually following the verb and noun morphemes with final letter consonant [t]: 15 data.
7 The suffix is always following the noun morphemes with final
letter consonant [y]: 2 data.
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