Institusion
Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji
Author
Sandy, Joshua
Nana Raihana, Askurny
Satria, Agust
Subject
418.02 Translating and Interpreting/Penerjemahan dan Penafsiran Bahasa
Datestamp
2021-07-28 06:23:49
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to analyze English words which contained
Latin and Greek roots in scientific articles. The reason why the researcher chose
this title was because the researcher wanted to know the origin of the roots in
English, especially for scientific purposes. That was why the researcher used
analysis method to know how Latin and Greek roots were used in English words.
This research method used qualitative descriptive research method. The
researcher dealt with library research. The researcher took an article from Natur e
scientific journal as the data resource. The title of the article was Satellite Images
Show China Going Green. First, the researcher read the article as a resource to know
how Latin and Greek roots were used in English words. Then, the researcher
identified the roots in the article. In this part, the researcher noted the roots. From
the result, the researcher found 175 words in each paragraph which contained Latin
and Greek roots. After that, the researcher analyzed the roots based on the
etymology (root origin). The researcher also analyzed the roots based on the
morphological modification and its meaning in English. Therefore, it can be
concluded that the roots in English, both Latin and Greek, are used in scientific
purposes.