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receiving the suffix {-ful}. The base resent is classified as a verb base. After the base resent attaches to the suffix {-ful}, it becomes an adjective word resentful. It
is also similar to the base forget. It takes a verb as its base.
2. The Distribution of the Bases Receiving the Suffix {-ful}
There are two methods which are applied in analyzing the bases receiving the suffix {-ful}. The first method is the analysis of the last letters. The data are
examined based on the last letter of the bases of the suffix {-ful}. In the second method, the data are examined based on the last phoneme of the bases receiving
the suffix {-ful}. a.
The Last Letters of the Base
In this part, the bases receiving the suffix {-ful} are analyzed based on the spelling and writing of the words. The analysis of the last letter of the bases is
needed since there are several words undergo the alteration orthographically. It means, the attachment of the suffix {-ful} can modify several bases
orthographically. Below are the data based on the last letter of the bases receiving the suffix {-ful}.
Table 4. The Occurrence of the Last Letters of the Base Receiving the Suffix {-ful}
No. Last Letters of The
Base Occurence
Percentage
1 e
14 33.3
2 t
8 19.0
3 r
5 12
4 y
6 14.2
5 h
4 9.5
27
6 n
2 4.8
7 l
1 2.4
8 d
1 2.4
9 s
1 2.4
Total 42
100
i. The Base Ending with the Last Letter ‘e’
The base ending with letter „e‟ is the most productive one among the other bases ending in the previous table. The data are dominated by the bases ending
with the letter „e‟. There are 14 bases which can be attached to the suffix {-ful}. It
means that from all of the data, the occurrence of the bases ending with the letter „e‟ is more than 30. These are the following data.
Table 5. The Last Letter ‘e’ Receiving the Suffix {-ful} No
Bases Words
1 care
careful 2
fate fateful
3 force
forceful 4
grace graceful
5 hate
hateful 6
peace peaceful
7 purpose
purposeful 8
remorse remorseful
9 shame
shameful 10
taste tasteful
11 use
useful 12
waste wasteful
13 plate
plateful 14
grate grateful
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The table above shows the bases ending with the letter „e‟. After the suffixation of the suffix {-ful}, the words such as, fateful, tasteful, useful, and
wasteful are formed. The suffix {-ful} does not change to any other form in the words tasteful, useful, wasteful, and fateful. From this analysis, we can discover
that the addition of the suffix {-ful} can be attached directly without any alteration.
There is an exception on the base ending with the letter „e‟ which is the base grate. Grate is a diachronic data because the words grate and grateful have
different meanings. The diachronic method is not applied since the researcher puts the limitation of the study. In addition, there is only one word that is categorized
as a diachronic data. Hence, the analysis of word grate is regarded as the exceptional case. The word grateful is not constructed by the base grate with the
attachment of the suffix {-ful}. However, the word grateful is derived from obsolete Latin gratus + -ful. The word gratus
means „pleasing, agreeable, and thankful‟.
ii. The Base Ending with the Last Letter ‘t’
Based on the data collection, there are also the bases ending with the letter „t‟. There are seven bases ending with the letter „t‟. The data occurrences of the
bases ending with „t‟ attached to the suffix {-ful} can be seen in the table below.
Table 6. The Last Letter ‘t’ Receiving the Suffix {-ful} No
Bases Words
1 doubt
doubtful 2
forget forgetful
3 fright
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