Reclassifying the Meaning of the Prefix meN- with Color Adjectives: Analysis Using Relevance Theory

This study aims to describe the grammatical aspects associated with the meaning of the prefix meN- when joined with color adjectives. Data for this study were obtained from the UKM-DBP corpus which amounted to five million words. This study applied the Relevance theory (TR), bridging cross reference concept (RRS), and ad hoc. The meaning of menjadi (become) with the formula ‘X menjadi Y’ was found in lexical with prefix meN- when merged with color adjectives. However, utterances clouds menjadi white (tompok awan memutih) and plants meN-green (tumbuhan menghijau) did not show the meaning of meN- in the context. This study led to the reclassification of the meaning of prefix meN- with color adjectives which is considered more sensitive to context.