Analysis of affixation process in Barbie song
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morphology, affixation, prefix, suffix, Barbie songAbstract
Language is essential for communication, identity expression, play, and emotional release. Linguistics studies its various aspects, including morphology, affixation and word formation. Barbie's song "I Am A Girl Like You" celebrates unity and self-acceptance, which is explored through affixation in this study. The discussion includes language function, morphology, and affixation, as well as a review of related literature. The research method used is descriptive qualitative, with data collection from song lyrics. Exploring affixed words in songs and their deeper meanings. The research design, research object, data collection, data collection methods, and analysis techniques are explained in detail. They also discuss the cultural value and audience response to the song. The affixed words and their meaning in the context of the song. Analyzed the song "I Am A Girl Like You" from the movie Barbie and found the use of various prefixes and suffixes. They compared their findings with three other research journals and found similarities and differences. The dominant aspect of their research is the use of affixation in song lyrics. The source data contained hundreds of words classified into specific meanings, and the language used in the song was American English. A total of 32 affixed words were found, and an in-depth analysis of the specific meanings contained therein was conducted. A detailed analysis was conducted on the affixed words, focusing on the use of affixes in the context of Barbie song lyrics and the meanings contained therein.
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