clitic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈklɪ.tɪk/, SAMPA: /"klI.tIk/

  Rhymes: -ɪtɪk

[edit] Noun

clitic (plural clitics)

1. (linguistics) 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.

[edit] Derived terms

• enclitic
• proclitic

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on clitics