Abstract :
An analysis of derivational and inflectional morpheme has great values
because sometimes, learners face difficulties in understanding those
morphemes. Dealing with this problem, this study was aimed to describe
the types of derivational and inflectional morphemes. As the results of this
study were described by the researcher, this study used descriptive
qualitative method. Subjects of this study were five alumni of the master
of English education study program of STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo.
Documentation and the researcher himself were recognized as the
instruments of this study. The data of this study were all words attached by
derivational or inflectional morpheme, and all those data were taken from
students? research abstracts. In analyzing the data, the researcher used
content analysis. The results showed that the researcher found and
discussed two types of derivational morpheme namely derivational prefix
(?-un? and ?-in?) and derivational suffix (?-ion?, ?-al?, ?-ance?, ?-er?, ?-
ive?, ?-ity?, ?-able?, ?-ary?, and ?-ly?). However, the rearcher found and
discussed 5 types of inflectional morpheme covering: plural (-s),
possessive (-s? or ?s), present (-s or -es), past (-ed), and present participle (-
ing).