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superfix
[ soo-per-fiks ]
noun
- Linguistics. a suprasegmental feature having an identifiable meaning or grammatical function, such as the stress pattern that distinguishes the noun record from the verb record or the parallel falling stress patterns of blackbird and chalkboard, reflecting a parallel relationship between the elements.
superfix
/ ˈːəˌɪ /
noun
- linguistics a suprasegmental feature distinguishing the meaning or grammatical function of one word or phrase from that of another, as stress does for example between the noun conduct and the verb conduct
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of superfix1
from super- + -fix, on the model of prefix , suffix
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Example Sentences
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In the affixes, the superfix and prefix positions may as a general rule be regarded as wholly identical; also the subfix and postfix positions.
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Here the wing affix to the right is certainly a postfix, the superfix is in the usual left to right order, and the main element written left to right, as in all its other instances.
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