Abstract :
This study is entitled Word Formation In Cosmetic Brands. In this study, the researcher
analyzed the word formation processes of 25 local and international cosmetic brands on Shopee.
There were two purposes of conducting this research. (1) To classify and find the categories of
word formation in local and international cosmetic brands on Shopee, (2) To find out the patterns
and meanings in local and international cosmetic brands. In this study, the researcher did the
qualitative research with descriptive approach. For the technique of collecting the data, the
researcher did some steps. Those are: (1) The researcher takes data of local cosmetic brands that
are sold in online store which is Shopee. The researcher takes written data from several blogs that
provided information about beauty and cosmetic brands, (2) The researcher also takes the data on
the internet contained on the official website of cosmetic brands related to the purpose of the brand
being created, whether the manufacture of the brand was related to the content and ingredients
contained in cosmetic products or related to the life of the brand owner, (3) The researcher takes
note on the words related to cosmetic brands such as, what ingredients are contained in cosmetic
products and who the owner or the founder who created the product. The researcher used the
theory of word formation by Yule (2010). For the result the researcher found 5 categories of word
formation processes in 25 local and international cosmetic brands. They were 6 items for
borrowing, 6 items for compounding, 4 items for blending, 6 items for acronyms and 3 items for
multiple processes.
Keywords: Morphology, Word Formation, Cosmetic Brands.