Last modified: 2024-08-18
Abstract
The study of morphology plays a crucial role in language learning as it involves the formation of morphemes and words, which are the building blocks of phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and discourse. This research aims to analyze the types and processes of word formation found in English articles on BBC News using a qualitative descriptive approach. Data was collected from relevant articles on BBC News, then classified based on word formation categories and analyzed based on their processes. The two articles analyzed were related to entertainment and politics. The results show that there are five types of word formation in BBC News articles, including inflection, derivation, compound words, coinage, clipping, abbreviation, and borrowing, with inflection being the most dominant.