clitic

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İngilizce - İngilizce
A morpheme that functions like a word, but appears not as an independent word but rather is always attached to a following or preceding word. In English, the possessive -'s is an example
{i} function word that is unstressed and pronounced as part of the neighboring word, word which has no independent accent and comes only in combination with another word (e.g.: 'm in I'm; 'em in we see 'em )
{s} closely linkedin pronunciation with a function word having no independent accent
a morpheme that functions like a word, but appears not as an independent word but rather is always attached to a following or preceding word. In English, the possessive -s is an example

İlgili Terimler

cliticization
{i} (Linguistics) act of becoming attached to a word as a clitic (also cliticisation)
cliticization
process or instance of a word becoming a clitic