PREFIXING AND SUFFIXING ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

Abstract

This research aims at exploring the linguistic behaviors of prefixes and suffixes within a particular context of a novel. Prefixes and suffixes are a series of letters that are added at the beginning or end of a word to provide information. They are not words, and they cannot stand alone in a sentence. Prefixes and suffixes are some of the most important components in morphology. In this study, the researcher made efforts to find out the prefixes and suffixes used in the novel "The Fault in Our Star" by Jhon Green. We chose this title because we think this topic is interesting and is eligible to be researched. The researchers chose the analysis of prefixes and suffixes in the novel by Green John, namely “the fault in our stars” because this novel is successful enough in grabbing our attention due to its content and its writing. In this present study, the researchers used a qualitative research method for this study. Qualitative research is research that is more focused on using an analysis of verbal data or is analytical by observing directly the objects under study. Process and meaning (subject perspective) are more highlighted in qualitative research. The theoretical basis is used as a guide so that the research focus is in accordance with the facts. In this analysis, the researchers chose the novel “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green as a data source. The researchers analyzed the classification of kinds, processes, and meanings of prefixes and suffixes. This research on prefixes and suffixes in the novel “The Fault in Our Stars” is aimed at describing the morphological behaviors of prefixes and suffixes in that novel. An analysis was done upon 100 data that we found. Based on the result of the research in the novel “The Fault in Our Stars”, we got 100 data with the percentage containing 36% prefixes and 64% suffixes. We have analyzed the data further which resulted in the findings of several kinds of prefixes and suffixes.