MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESS OF WORDS FOUND IN SELECTED BBC NEWS ARTICLES

IKE NURHAYATI, 1860203221013 and ERNA IFTANTI, 197203072009012002 (2026) MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESS OF WORDS FOUND IN SELECTED BBC NEWS ARTICLES. [ Skripsi ]

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ABSTRACT Ike Nurhayati, Student Registered Number 1860203221013. Morphological Process of Words Found in Selected BBC News Articles. Sarjana Thesis. English Education Department. Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training. State Islamic University of Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Erna Iftanti, S.S., M.Pd. Keywords: Morphological Process, derivational affixes, blending, BBC News Language is a complicated system that helps people talk to each other and also has a set of rules that let humans share thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Linguistics is the study of human language, encompassing its structure, history, acquisition, and usage. Within this field, one important study in linguistics is morphology. Morphology is the study of word formation, it is the formation of words using the smallest units of a word, namely morphemes, which have meaning. Understanding morphological processes such as derivational affixes and blending is important for EFL students to comprehend the meaning of words in English reading texts. By utilizing BBC News articles, this research explores the complex patterns of word formation within authentic international media. The selection of BBC News is based on its high potential for various morphological processes, which can serve as authentic reading material to improve EFL literacy skills. These research questions are: 1) What Kinds of morphological processes are found in selected BBC News articles? 2) Which morphological processes are most frequently used in selected BBC News articles? The design of this research is a mixed-method approach using text analysis method. The object of the research is individual words containing derivational affixes and blending processes. The subject of this research were seven articles randomly selected from the BBC News Articles published April-November 2025, covering various editions such as earth, culture, business, innovation, sport, travel, and arts. The analysis in this study involves identifying and classifying wordformation processes that utilize morphological processes. Analyze data verification based on the theoretical framework of Fromkin et al. (2014), McCharty (2002), Smith (2016), and Yule George (2010). Furthermore, the analysis involved calculating the frequency and percentage of each morphological process to describe the composition of word formation within the selected articles. The research revealed two kinds of morphological processes namely derivational affixes and blending processes. In addition, there are 386 words out of 426 words (90.61%) showing derivational affixes. Meanwhile, there are only 40 words out of 426 words (9.39%) showing the blending process. This study identifies two morphological processes that contribute to word formation in BBC News xvii articles. The findings indicate that derivational affixes are the most frequently used process for word formation in English within BBC News articles, compared to the blending process, this indicates that derivational affixes are frequently found in news texts. However, the blending process remains a crucial role in conveying terms within specific contexts. This research provides a morphological analysis that can enrich and provide data on word formation patterns and the use of specific terms. The results of this study contribute to authentic reading materials for EFL students, as they provide rich exposure to complex linguistic structures that can significantly enhance vocabulary mastery and morphological awareness. Furthermore, BBC News articles can also be integrated by educators into teaching students’ linguistic competencies. Furthermore, these findings make a theoretical contribution to the study of word formation in BBC News articles. This study focuses only on two morphological processes, namely derivational affixes and the blending process, while other processes such as compounding, borrowing, and acronyms were not explored. Furthermore, this study used only BBC News articles as its corpus; therefore, the researchers suggested that future researchers examine a wider range of morphological processes and different corpora.

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