Analysis of Lexicon, Phrase, and

Sentence in an Article Entitled

“China's Economic Growth, Its
Causes, Pros, Cons, and Future”

By :
VINDHA YUSMITA ARININDA
“Article is a piece of writing on a particular
subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on
the internet”

Source : Cambridge English Dictionary [Online]

Outline

 Lexicon
 Phrase
 Sentence
 Definition of Lexicon

“Lexicon is (a list of) all the words used in a

particular language or subject, or a
dictionary”

Source : Cambridge English Dictionary [Online]

Analysis of
Lexicon

Inflation
Disparity
Diversify
Inflation [in-fley-shuh n]
 Meaning : a continuing rise in the
general price level usually
attributed to an increase in the
volume of money and credit
relative to available goods and
services
 Synonim : Increase
 Antonym : Deflation
 Word Class : Noun
 Disparity [dih-spar-i-tee]

Meaning : Containing or made up of

fundamentally different and often
incongruous elements.
Synonim : Difference, inequality, divergence
Antonym : Similarity
Word Class : Noun
 Diversify
[dih-vur-suh-fahy]

Meaning : to make diverse or composed of

unlike elements
Synonim : Modify, branch out, change
Antonym : Narrow, specialize
Word Class : Verb
 Morphology Analysis
of Lexicon

Word Form Base Prefix Suffix Process Result

Inflation (n) Inflate (v) - -ion Inflate (v) + Derivational

ion = suffix =
Inflation (n) (v → n)
Disparity (n) Parity (n) Dis- - dis + Parity Derivational
(n) = Prefix
Disparity (n) (Antonym)
Diversify (v) Diverse - -ify Diverse Derivational
(adj) (adj)+ ify = suffix =
Diversify (v) (adj → v)
 “Phrase is a group of words that is part
of, rather than the whole of, a sentence”

Source : Cambridge English Dictionary

[Online]
 Verb Phrase √
 Prepositional Phrase √
 Noun Phrase √
 Adjective Phrase
 Adverb Phrase
Analysis of Phrase

Several things of foreign

companies
Within a command economy
Has enjoyed 30 years of
explosive growth
 Several things of foreign companies
(Noun Phrase)

Meaning : Beberapa hal dari perusahaan asing

Tree Diagram :
NP
NP PP

Det N Prep Adj N

Several things of foreign companies

 Within a command economy
(Prepositional Phrase)

Meaning : Dalam sebuah komando ekonomi

Tree Diagram :
PP
Prep NP

Det Adj N

Within a command Economy

 has enjoyed 30 years of explosive growth
(Adjective Phrase)
 Meaning : telah menikmati pertumbuhan
eksplosif selama 30 tahun
 Tree Diagram :
VP
Aux VP
V NP
NP PP
det N Prep AdjP
Adj N

Has enjoyed 30 years of explosive growth

 has enjoyed 30 years of explosive growth
(Adjective Phrase)
 Meaning : telah menikmati pertumbuhan
eksplosif selama 30 tahun
 Tree Diagram :
VP
Aux VP
V NP
NP PP
det N Prep AdjP
Adj N

Has enjoyed 30 years of explosive growth

“Sentence is a group of words, usually
containing a verb, that expresses a
thought in the form of a statement,
question, instruction, or exclamation and
starts with a capital letter when
written”

Source : Cambridge English Dictionary [Online]

Analysis of Sentence

China's growth has reduced poverty

China has become a world leader in
solar technology
 China's growth has reduced poverty

 Meaning : Pertumbuhan China telah mengurangi

kemiskinan
 Tense : Present perfect tense S + have/has
+ past participle (verb-3)]
Tree Diagram :
S
NP VP

Det N aux main V N

China’s growth has reduced poverty

China has become a world leader in solar technology

Meaning : Cina telah menjadi pemimpin dunia

dalam teknologi surya
Tense : Present perfect tense [ S + have/has
+ past participle (verb-3)]
China has become a world leader in solar technology

Tree Diagram :
S
Noun VP

Aux main V NP

NP PP

det adj N prep adj N

China has become a world leader in solar technology

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