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Reme Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Hiya everybody! My first question...
Hello,
I´ve recently discovered this forum which I find quite useful. I´m spanish and I´m a complete Anglophile. I´m studiying English as a complement for my actual job.
So, here goes my first question...
I´m studying phonology at the moment and I´ve found a couple of words which are pronounced in a different way when they are "proclitic" or "enclitic". What does that mean? Could anybody explain it for me?
Thanks in advance
I´ve recently discovered this forum which I find quite useful. I´m spanish and I´m a complete Anglophile. I´m studiying English as a complement for my actual job.
So, here goes my first question...
I´m studying phonology at the moment and I´ve found a couple of words which are pronounced in a different way when they are "proclitic" or "enclitic". What does that mean? Could anybody explain it for me?
Thanks in advance
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Bienvenido al English Forums, Reme. From Trask, Language and Linguistics : "Clitic: a grammatical item which appears to be less than a word but more than an affix. Enclitic: a clitic which is phonologically attached to what precedes it, such as -n't in couldn't .
- Bienvenido al English Forums, Reme.
- From Trask, Language and Linguistics : "Clitic: a grammatical item which appears to be less than a word but more than an affix.
- Enclitic: a clitic which is phonologically attached to what precedes it, such as -n't in couldn't .
- Proclitic: a clitic which precedes the thing it is bound to.
- " I would be interested in seeing the examples you have, Reme.
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Bienvenido al English Forums, Reme.
From Trask, Language and Linguistics:
"Clitic: a grammatical item which appears to be less than a word but more than an affix.
Enclitic: a clitic which is phonologically attached to what precedes it, such as -n't in couldn't.
Proclitic: a clitic which precedes the thing it is bound to. In the Frenc
From Trask, Language and Linguistics:
"Clitic: a grammatical item which appears to be less than a word but more than an affix.
Enclitic: a clitic which is phonologically attached to what precedes it, such as -n't in couldn't.
Proclitic: a clitic which precedes the thing it is bound to. In the Frenc
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I'm curious! Which words are they?
Maybe "to"? As a proclitic: To be or not to be, that is the question. As an enclitic: It's gonna (going to) be hot today.
Let's hear more. This is interesting!
Maybe "to"? As a proclitic: To be or not to be, that is the question. As an enclitic: It's gonna (going to) be hot today.
Let's hear more. This is interesting!
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Thanks a lot for all your replys or replies??? [:^)]
The definitions you´ve given me seem to be very accurate, but I´n not sure if I understand it means. I have to check the word I was referring to again, and then I´ll post it for you. May be if you see it, it´s more clear.
(Sorry for not answering before, but I´m very busy at work these weeks)
The definitions you´ve given me seem to be very accurate, but I´n not sure if I understand it means. I have to check the word I was referring to again, and then I´ll post it for you. May be if you see it, it´s more clear.
(Sorry for not answering before, but I´m very busy at work these weeks)
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