PAPER

ACRONYM AND ONOMATOPOEIA

In order to fulfill assignment of English Morphology

Guided by Dra. Rosmiati, M.A

By

Annisa Dzulfiqryanti Nurrisma Sari (171011167)

Arih Mustika Br. Bangun (171011184)

Arvira pramesty Cahyani (171011151)

FACULTY OF LETTERS

ENGLISH LITERARY STUDY

UNIVERSITY OF BALIKPAPAN

BALIKPAPAN

2018
 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background
According to Oxford, Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its
structure. Simply put, linguistics is the study of language. The linguistics itself has
various branches; some of them are: phonetic, phonology, morphology, syntax and
semantics. Morphology being one of the linguistics branches is a study of the forms
of words (Oxford).
Morphology also looks at part of speech, intonation, and stress and the ways
context change a word pronunciation and meaning. Morphology differs from
morphological typology which is the classification of language based on their used of
words and lexicology which is the study of words and how they make up a language
vocabulary. While words alone with clitics are generally accepted has being the
smallest unit of syntax, in most language if not all, many words can be related to
other words by rules that collectively describe the grammar for that language.
Morphological derivation in linguistic is the process of forming a new word
from an existing word, often by adding prefix or suffix, such as –ness or –un. For
example happiness and unhappy derived from the word of happy. Derivational
morphology often involves the addition of a derivational suffix or other affix such an
affix usually applies to works of one lexical category (part of speech) and changes
them into words of another such category. For example change adjective into
adverbs.
In linguistics, word formation is the creation of a new word. Some word
formations are sometimes contrasted with semantics change, which is a change in a
single word meaning. The boundary between the word formations and semantic
changes can be difficult to divine: a new use of an old work can be seen as new word

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derived from an old and identical to it inform. Some of the word formations are
acronym and onomatopoeia, which we will discuss in the next section.

1.2. Problems
1. What is Acronym?
2. What is Onomatopoeia?

1.3. Purpose
1. To understand the definition of Acronym.
2. To understand the definition of Onomatopoeia.

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 BAB II
DISCUSSION

2.1. Acronym
According to Oxford, acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters
of other words and pronounced as a word. According to Merriam Webster, acronym is
a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each
of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term. In conclusion, acronym is
an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of each word.
Some examples of acronym are:
Words Acronym
As soon as possible ASAP
Light amplification by stimulated
Laser
emission of radiation
National Aeronautics and Space
NASA
Administration
Personal Identification Number PIN
National Association of Securities
NASDAQ
Dealers Automated Quotations
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Anzac
Defunct Operating System DOS

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2.2. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is
named (Oxford). According to Merriam Webster, it is the naming of a thing or action
by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it. Overall, Onomatopoeia is words
which sound like their meaning.
Particular combinations of letters have particular sound associations in English
(O'Del & McCarthy, 2001):
 gr- at the beginning of a word can suggest something unpleasant or miserable,
e.g. groan [make a deep sound forced out by pain or despair], grumble
[complain in a bad-tempered way], etc.
 cl- at the beginning of a word can suggest something sharp and/or metallic, e.g.
clank [make a dull metallic noise], clash [make a loud, broken, confused
noise as when metal objects strike together], etc.
 sp- at the beginning of a word can have an association with water or other
liquids or powders, e.g. splash [cause a liquid to flay about in drops], spit
[send liquid out from the mouth], etc.
 -ash at the end of a word can suggest something fast and violent, e.g. smash
[break violently into small pieces], dash [move or be moved violently], etc.
 wh- at the beginning of a word often suggests the movement of air, e.g. whistle
[a high pitched noise made by forcing air or steam through a small opening],
whirr [sound like a bird’s wings moving rapidly], etc.
 -ckle, -ggle, or –zzle at the end of a word can suggest something light and
repeated, e.g. trickle [to flow in a thin stream], crackle [make a series of
short cracking sound], etc.

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 CHAPTER III

CLOSING

3.1. Conclusion

Acronym and Onomatopoeia are some of the kinds of word formation in

morphology. Acronym itself is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of each
word in which this will form some kind of new word, while onomatopoeia is words
which sound like their meaning.

3.2. Suggestion

We have to study and understand what linguistics and morphology are. In the
study of literature, both studies hold a very important part. Therefore, we have to be
able to understand and deepen our knowledge in these studies.

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 REFERENCES

O'Del, F., & McCarthy, M. (2001). English Vocabulary in Use. Jakarta: Penerbir Erlangga.