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Linguipedia: New page: An '''affix''' is a morph that always occurs attached to another morph, that is short and that has a fairly abstract meaning (especially compared to roots, the main type of non-aff...

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New page: An '''affix''' is a morph that always occurs attached to another morph, that is short and that has a fairly abstract meaning (especially compared to roots, the main type of non-aff...

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An '''affix''' is a [[morph]] that always occurs attached to another morph, that is short and that has a fairly abstract meaning (especially compared to [[root]]s, the main type of non-affix morph). The element to which an affix attaches is called [[base]].

:::*''"In general, affixes are subsidiary to roots, while roots are the centers of such constructions as words. Roots are frequently longer than affixes, and generally much more numerous in the vocabulary."'' (Gleason 1955:59)
:::* ''“Obligatorily bound morphs which do not realise lexemes and which are attached to roots to produce word-forms are called '''affixes'''.”'' (Bauer 1988:11)

===Subtypes===
*[[prefix]]
*[[suffix]]
*[[infix]]
*[[circumfix]]
*[[adfix]]
*[[postfix]]
*[[antefix]]
*[[duplifix]]
*[[ambifix]]
*[[interfix]]

===Origin===
Formed from [[Latin]] ''ad'' ‘to’ and ''fixus'' ‘fixed’. The term ''affix'' is attested in English since the 17th century. Before that, morphology was generally described in terms of [[paradigm]]s rather than in terms of constituent elements such as affixes and roots.

===See also===
[[Affixes]] (survey article)

===References===
*{{:Bauer 1988}}
*{{:Gleason 1955}}

===Other languages===
French [[affixe]] German [[Affix (de)]]

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−	An '''affix''' is a [[morph]] that always occurs attached to another morph, ~~that is~~ short ~~and that has~~ a ~~fairly abstract~~ meaning (especially compared to [[root]]s~~, the main type of non-affix morph)~~. The element to which an affix attaches is called [[base]].	+	An '''affix''' is a [[morph]] that always occurs attached to another morph and forms a phonological unit with that morph. Affixes are most often phonologically reduced, i.e. short. They often have a semantically bleached meaning (vague, abstract, grammatical), especially compared to [[root]]s. The element to which an affix attaches to is called the [[base]] or root.
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		+	Affixes are distinct from [[compound]]s in that the entities that form a compound can occur independently on their own and that they do not form a productive pattern. Affixes have a predictable function and can typically attach to a large number of words whereas compounds tend to be more restricted.
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		+	Whether or not [[reduplication]] is a case of affixation is not entirely clear. Theoretically, one can define reduplication as affixation where the attached affix (be it in-, pre, circum- or post-) is so formally weak that it harmonises with the root.

	:::*''"In general, affixes are subsidiary to roots, while roots are the centers of such constructions as words. Roots are frequently longer than affixes, and generally much more numerous in the vocabulary."'' (Gleason 1955:59)		:::*''"In general, affixes are subsidiary to roots, while roots are the centers of such constructions as words. Roots are frequently longer than affixes, and generally much more numerous in the vocabulary."'' (Gleason 1955:59)

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 *German [[Affix (de)]]
 *Russian [[аффикс]]
+*Spanish [[afijo]]
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 *[[confix]]
 *[[introfix]]
 ===Origin===

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 *Bauer, Laurie. 2003. ''Introducing linguistic morphology'' (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 0-87840-343-4
 *{{:Gleason 1955}}
 ===Other languages===

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 ===References===
 *{{:Bauer 1988}}
 *{{:Gleason 1955}}

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 *[[ambifix]]
 *[[interfix]]
 ===Origin===