A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE ENGLISH SUFFIX – ED USED IN HARRIET BEECHER STOWE’S UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

Abstract

This thesis studies the English suffix–ed used in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Suffix is bound morpheme added to the end of word. The purpose of this thesis is to find out the function of suffix–ed in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The other purpose is to find out the process of suffix–ed to form its functions. The theory used in this thesis is Bauer’s theory that the suffix–ed can be inflectional morpheme as forming verb and derivational morpheme as forming adjective. Besides, the method used to analyze the data is descriptive method. It means that the discussion of this thesis is by using words not in number. In applying this method the data are identified based on the functions and the processes of suffix–ed. And it is ended with general conclusion that the suffix–ed in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin has functions as forming past verb, past participle in perfect tense and passive voice and as forming adjective. The suffix–ed in the formation of past verb, past participle in perfect tense and passive voice is inflectional process whereas the suffix–ed in the formation of adjective is derivational process. By reading this thesis the writer hopes that the reader especially the students will get broad knowledge about suffix–ed that will be useful for further study.