Comparative study of compound words in English and Indonesian Fransiska Napitupulu

D. Conversion
NO 
Word Formatioon 
Explanation 
1 
A friend 
A + friend (Noun) 
2 
To conference 
To + conference (Verb) 
3 
To bring 
To + bring (Verb) 
4 
The airport 
The + airport (Noun) 
5 
The bold 
The + bold (Noun) 
6 
To work 
To + work (Verb) 
7 
The week 
The + week (Noun) 
8 
The opportunity 
The + opportunity (Noun) 
9 
The role 
The + rule (Noun) 
10 
A key 
A + key (Noun) 
11 
To use 
To + use (Verb) 
12 
To transfer 
To + transfer (Verb) 
13 
The technology 
The + technology (Noun) 
14 
The challange 
The + challenge (Noun) 
15 
To increase 
To + increase (Verb) 

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16 
The growth 
The + growth (Noun) 
17 
The data 
The + data (Noun) 
18 
To build 
To + build (Verb) 
19 
To provide 
To + provide (Verb) 
20 
The people 
The + people (Noun) 
E. 
Blends 
NO 
Word Formation 
Explanation 
1 
Networking 
Internetworking (Noun) 
2 
Let’s 
Let us (Adverb) 
F. 
Shortening
NO 
Word Formation 
Explanation 
1 
US 
United state (Noun) 
2 
Net 
Internet (Noun) 
3 
Phone 
Handphone (Noun) 
Discussion
1. 
The examples of word formation in English above are called derivation, consist of 
new words of the same grammatical form, such as noun to noun,or different 
grammatical forms, such as verb to noun. For example: 
b. 
Organization : organize (verb) + ion = noun 
c. 
Foundation : foundate (verb) + ion = noun 
2. 
The second types of word formation is inflection. For example: 
a. 
Universities : university (noun) + es 
b. 
Companies : company (noun) + es 
3. The third types is Compound words may be written as one word or as two words 
joined with a hyphen called by compounding. For example: 
a. 
Entrepreneurship : consist of two words (entrepreneur as
adjective + ship as a noun) 
b. 
Groundwork 
: consist of two words ( ground as a noun + work as
a verb) 
3 
A word of one grammatical form becomes a word of another grammatical form 
without any changes to spelling or pronunciation called conversion. For example: 
a. To lay : to + lay as a noun (a verb) 
b. To spread : to + spread as a noun (a verb) 

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4 
As the examples of word formation above are called shortening, its called because 
make a new word retains the meaning of the original word. such as US, web. For 
explanation: 
a. US (United State) 
b. 
Web (website)