Definition : An affix is a bound morpheme (part of a word with recognisable meaning/use which cannot stand alone) which changes the meaning/use of a free morpheme (part of a word with a recognisable meaning which can stand alone) when it is added to it.
Examples : a) "un" as in unhappy : the affix changes the meaning of the free morpheme happy from positive to negative; b) "ly" as in quickly : the affix changes the form of the free morpheme quick from adjective to an adverb.
As theseexamples show, in English affixes may occur at the beginning of a word - eg unhappy - in which case they are called prefixes, or at the end - eg quickly - in which case they are called suffixes. In other languages, they may also occur in the middle, in which case they are called infixes(eg in Tagalog the past tense marker -um- : sulat = to write , sumulat = I wrote)
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