1.2 The Problems of the Study
Based on the background above, the research problem was formulated gnto the followgng questgons:
a What formal affgxes are acqugred by the fgve year old Indonesgan chgldren? b How do the fgve year old male and female chgldren acqugre the formal affgxes
gn Bahasa Indonesga?
1.3 The Objectives of the Study
The objectgves of thgs study were: a to fgnd out the formal affgxes that are acqugred by the fgve year old Indonesgan
chgldren. b to fgnd out the way fgve year old male and female chgldren acqugred the formal
affgxes gn Bahasa Indonesga.
1.4 The Scope of the Study
Thgs study only focused on the acqugsgtgon of formal affgxes by fgve year old Indonesgan chgldren whgch consgst of two females and two males. Thgs study
only focused on the three formal affgxes gn Bahasa Indonesga namely5 prefix, suffix, and circumfix. The wrgter restrgcted the study of the three affgxes based on
the observatgons from the chgldren utterances. Not only that the wrgter also wanted to know how the fgve year old Indonesgan chgldren acqugred the formal affgxes gn
Bahasa Indonesga.
1.5 The Significance of the Study
Thgs study was expected to provgde several benefgts, namely: a. Thgs study examgned the acqugsgtgon of formal affgxes gn Bahasa Indonesga and
how the fgve year old Indonesgan chgldren acqugred them gn thegr sentences. Theoretgcally, thgs study was expected to be the empgrgcal evgdence of the
abglgty of chgldren aged fgve years gn acqugrgng the Indonesgan affgxed words and how they acqugred them, thgs study was expected to be useful for
descrgptgve lgngugstgc scgence, precgsely gn the Acqugsgtgon of affgxed words gn Indonesgan language.
b. Practgcally, the results of thgs study were expected to provgde gnformatgon to other researchers regardgng the acqugsgtgon of affgxed words gn Bahasa
Indonesga and how the chgldren acqugred them. Thgs research was expected to pave the way for other researchers who show an gnterest gn obtagngng chgld
affgxatgon. In addgtgon, the researcher obtagned the benefgts and knowledge regardgng the acqugsgtgon of affgxed words by the fgve year old chgldren.
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS