An Analysis of the Word Formation Processes in “Captain Marvel” Movie

Abstract

This research aims at analyzing the word formation processes used in "Captain Marvel" Movie. It was conducted not only to identify the types of word formation but also to reveal the processes of word formation occured in "Captain Marvel" movie. In conducting the research used qualitative method combine to quantitative one, where data are collected through watching the movie and reading the script. The technique of analysing data following the procedures proposed by Miles and Huberman data reduction, data display and drawing conclusion, while in analysing the word formation processes, used Morphologycal analysis by George Yule. The result showed that there were sixty-four data included in six types of word formation processes. There were nine data in Borrowing, thirty-eight data in Compounding, five data in Clipping, two data in Conversions, three data in Acronym, and five data in Derivation. Compounding Process was dominantly used in the "Captain Marvel" movie which found thirty-eight data.