·
verb
The definition of infix is to fasten
or insert.
An example of infix is to tie together two buttons.
infix
- to fasten or set firmly in or on, esp. by inserting or piercing
- to fix firmly in the mind; instill; implant
- to place (an infix) within a word
·
transitive verb
in·fixed, in·fix·ing, in·fix·es
- To fix in the mind; instill.
- Linguistics To insert (a morphological element) into the body of a word.
·
noun
Linguistics
An
inflectional or derivational element appearing in the body of a word. For
example, in Tagalog, the active verb sulat, “write,” can be converted to
a passive, “written,” by inserting the infix –in–, yielding sinulat.
Confixes
Confix” derives from
Latin roots; con means “with” and fix means “attach” in this
context. Unlike a prefix, which is attached to the front of a root, or a
suffix, which is attached to the end, a confix is divided and attached to both
ends. The fact that the separate parts of confixes appear on different sides of
the root makes confixes discontinuous morphemes. Morphemes are the smallest
units of a word that carry meaning. Though confixes are discontinuous, both of
their halves must be present for the meaning to be formed.
Superfixes
Definition of superfix
1.
: a morpheme
consisting of a pattern of stress, intonation, or juncture features that are
associated with the syllables of a word or phrase (as the distinctive stress
patterns of the noun subject and the verb subject)
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar