2. INFLECTION
What we are going to discuss are:
• The definition of the inflection,
• The differences between inflection and
derivation (category change),
• The way of using inflection and derivation.
3. What is Inflection?
Inflection is a process of word formation in
which items are added to the base form of a
word to express grammatical meanings.
In short : inflections are morphemes that signal
the grammatical variants of word.
4. Inflection vs Derivation
• Inflection does not change either the meaning
or the word class (category), while….
• Derivation changes the meaning and/or the
word class.
Inflection : V + af V
Derivation : V + af N
5. The way of using inflection
• Inflection for number
Singular Plural
book books
pillow pillows
box boxes
child children
knife knives
Tunggal Jamak
buku buku-buku
bantal bantal-bantal
kotak kotak-kotak
anak anak-anak
pisau pisau-pisau
6. • Inflection for tense
Present Past
look looked
laugh laughed
watch watched
talk talked
jump jumped
V 1 V 2 V 3
sing sang sung
write wrote written
go went gone
get got got/gotten
fly flew flown
7. The way of using derivation
• Affixation
Do Undo
Like Dislike
Make Remake
Dress Undress
Happy Unhappy
Change the meaning