THE INVENTORY OF WIZARDING WORLD NOMENCLATURE IN THE FILM HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE: A WORD FORMATION ANALYSIS

Salsabila, Arifah. 2026. The Inventory of Wizarding World Nomenclature in The Film of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire: A Word Formation Analysis. Thesis. English Study Program, Faculty of Law and Business, Universitas Duta Bangsa Surakarta. Advisor: Dr. Rahmaditya Khadifa Abdul Rozzaq Wijaya, S.Pd., M.Li. & Aris Hidayatulloh, S.Hum., M.A.
Word formation is one of the branches of morphology that examines how new words are created and structured. In fantasy literature and films, word formation plays an important role in constructing imaginative worlds through the creation of unique nomenclature. This study aims to: (1) analyze the types of word formation processes used in the naming of wizarding world nomenclature in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and (2) examine how borrowings from non-English languages influence the formation of Wizarding World vocabulary.
This study employs a descriptive qualitative method which means the researcher present the data narratively rather than numerically. The data source is film script or subtitle of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and using Krippendorff’s content analysis for data collection and Spradley’s ethnographic model for data analysis.
The findings reveal that: (1) five types of word formation processes proposed by Yule (2010) are identified, namely coinage, borrowing, compounding, derivation, and multiple processes, with multiple processes emerging as the most dominant because many wizarding terms are formed through the combination of two or more morphological processes; and (2) borrowing significantly influences the formation of wizarding world nomenclature by providing linguistic roots from languages such as Latin, French, Greek, Old English, Old Norse, German, Dutch, and Aramaic. These borrowed elements contribute not only to the lexical formation of magical terms but also to their semantic meanings and cultural associations, enriching the authenticity and credibility of the Wizarding World. This study demonstrates that J.K. Rowling creatively combines various word formation processes and multilingual borrowings to construct meaningful nomenclature that supports world-building, characterization, and narrative development in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.