Analysis of The Affixing Process in “Queen of The Night” Novel by A.J. Scurrah

Abstract

This research aims to identify the affixing processes present in the novel "Queen of The Night" and determine the comparative frequency of data between prefixes and suffixes. The study utilizes the descriptive qualitative research method to analyze the data. The researcher identified the affixing processes by examining words containing prefixes or suffixes, categorizing them into two types: prefixes and suffixes, and describing them. The data for this research were words found in the novel "Queen of The Night" by A.J Scurrah. The findings indicated that out of 100 data analyzed from the prologue to Chapter 2 of the novel, the majority (76 data) involved suffixing. The analysis further revealed that the most frequent suffixes are -ed, accounting for 34 data or 45%, followed by -ing with 20 data or 26.30%, and -s with 13 data or 17%. The least common suffixes found in the process were -ity, -ty, -es, and -er, each appearing only once or 1.3%. In contrast, only 24 data involved prefixing out of the 100 data analyzed. The most common prefixes were Un-, Re-, and In-, each occurring 5 times or 20.83% in their respective categories. The least common prefixes, Mis-, Im-, and Ex-, each appeared only once or 4,1%, making them the least frequent in the prefixing process. Theoretically, this research adds literature of affixing analysis in morphology as sub-discipline of linguistics, while empirically, the findings shed light on the creative inclusion of affixing, i.e. prefixing and suffixing in a novel as a literary work.