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| + | A '''prefix''' is a [[bound morpheme]] (or [[affix]]) which attaches at the lefthand side of a [[base]]. The English negative morpheme ''un''- is a prefix: ''happy : unhappy'', ''free : unfree'' etc. | ||
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===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
{{:Gleason 1955}} | {{:Gleason 1955}} | ||
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| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Prefix&lemmacode=430 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:21, 20 February 2009
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A prefix is a bound morpheme (or affix) which attaches at the lefthand side of a base. The English negative morpheme un- is a prefix: happy : unhappy, free : unfree etc.
- "Prefixes are affixes which precede the root with which they are most closely associated." (Gleason 1955:59)
Origin
The term prefix is attested in English since the 17th century.
Reference
Gleason, H. Allan. 1955. An introduction to descriptive linguistics. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
