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Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Infix

Definition:

An infix is an affix that is inserted within a root or stem.

Examples:

(Phillipines - Tagalog)

  • The focus marker -um- is a infix which is added after the first consonant of the root.
    • ​bili: root ‘buy’
    • -um-: infix ‘AGT’
    • bumili: word ‘bought’

(Chickasaw)

  • In verb roots, a glottal stop is inserted to form a negative.

(English)

  • bloomin of abso-bloomin-lutely
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This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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