Difference between Clitic and Affix

What is the difference between Clitic and Affix?

Clitic as a noun is 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. while Affix as a noun is that which is affixed; an appendage.

Clitic

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Affix

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To attach.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: That which is affixed; an appendage.A bound morpheme added to a word's stem; formerly applied only to suffixes (also called postfixes), the term as now used comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.The complex number a+bi associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates (a,b).

We hope you now know whether to use Clitic or Affix in your sentence.

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