PREFIKS KATA KERJA DAN KATA BENDA DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS DAN BAHASA SALUAN (SUATU ANALISIS KONTRASTIF)

Abstract

                                                   ABSTRACT

     This research is entitled “Prefixes of Verbs and Nouns in English and Saluan Language: A Contrastive Analysisâ€. The aims of this study are to identify, classify, and analyze about the form, function, and meaning of prefix of verbs and nouns in English and Saluan Language, and to find out the similarities and differences of both language by using the theory of Brinton (2010), O’Grady & Dobrovolsky (1992), and Brown (1980). In this study, the English data were taken from the book of O’Grady (1992) and Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, fourth edition by Oxford University Press (2008) The data Saluan language were taken from informants. The result of this study shows that both languages have differences and similarities. Prefix of nouns in Saluan language consist topo-, nong-, pong-, and ka-. Based on function, Prefix of verbs and nouns in English can be attached to verbs, nouns, and adjective. Prefix of verbs and nouns in Saluan Language can be attached to verbs, nouns, adjective, and numerial. The simillarities English and Saluan Languages have the prefixes of verbs and nouns. The difference between the two languages is that the English prefix of nouns only attached to the basis of nouns, while prefix in Saluan language is attached to the verbs and nouns.

Key words: Prefixes in English and Saluan Language, Contrastive Analysis.