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A '''prefix''' is an [[affix]] which precedes its [[base]].
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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===
 
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=== Links ===
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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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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


Other languages