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B. Discussion
In this discussion, the writer would like to answers the 3 of those problem formulations. As the writer mentioned before, the writer would like to answer those 3
problem formulations into one part. The discussion starts from the double morpheme words first, than double compound words, and the last one is the words without
double morpheme and compound.
a. Double Morpheme Words 1 Easy- breezyAdj Easy Adj + Breezy Adj
The first word is easy-breezy. The part of speech of this word is an adjective. The morphological process is easy Adj + breezy Adj easy- breezyAdj. The
word “easy” here has double morpheme. The word “easy” has the root which is “ease”. The part of speech of the word “ease” is a noun. It has meaning: absence of
difficulty or effort.Ease N + -yEasy Adj. Therefore, the word “ease” is a derivation word, because it changes from noun into adjective. The word “breezy” also
a derivation word, because it changes from breeze N + -y breezy Adj.The root of “breezy” is breeze N: a gentle wind.
Easy-breezy has the exocentric meaning: simple or appearing relaxed. While the endocentric meaning can be defined by looking for the meaning of each word:
easy Adj: Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties; breezy Adj: Appearing
relaxed, informal, and cheerily brisk. Therefore, the endocentric meaning: feeling really relax.From the exocentric and endocentric meaning, the change of the
meaning is not too far and it can be seen from the word “Breezy” that has similar
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meaning with the exocentric meaning itself.The word “Easy” has similar meaning also with the other exocentric meaning which is simple.
Here, the writer displays the tree diagram of the word easy-breezy. The function of this tree diagram is to make the reader clearer about the structure of the word of
easy-breezy.
2 Empty- netterN Empty Adj + Netter N
The eleventh word is empty-netter. The part of speech of empty-netter is a noun. The morphological process is empty Adj + netter N empty- netter N.
The word “netter” has double morpheme. The root of the word “netter” is “net N”. The meaning of net is a piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or
something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals. Netter is an inflectional word because it does not change the syntactic category, it is still a noun,
net N + -er netter N. The
exocentric meaning
of empty-netter
is a
goal scored while the defending goalkeeper is not guarding their net. The Endocentric meaning of
empty-netter is a netter or fisherman who cannot catch fish well. It can be defined by
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seeing the meaning of each word: empty Adj:containing nothing; not filled or occupied; netter N: a fisherman who uses nets to catch fish. From the exocentric and
endocentric meaning, the change of the meaning is too far, from the exocentric meaning there is no relationship with fish at all, while from the endocentric meaning,
from the word “netter” itself is having a meaning: A fisherman who uses nets to catch fish.
Here, the writer displays the tree diagram of the word empty-netter. The function of this tree diagram is to make the reader clearer about the structure of the
word of empty-netter.
3 Algorithmic trading N Algorithmic N + Trading N
The seventeenth word is algorithmic trading. The part of speech of algorithmic trading is algorithmic N + trading N
algorithmic trading N. The word algorithmic has double morpheme. The root of this word is algorithm. It is an
inflectional word because it does not change the syntactic category, it is still a noun, algorithm N + -ic
algorithmic N. The word trading has double morpheme also