linking element
English
Noun
linking element (plural linking elements)
- (linguistics) An element of morphological analysis, usually carrying no meaning, used to connect words or stems to form compounds.
- 1995, Christopher Beedham, German Linguistics: An Introduction:
- Many compounds require a linking element or interfix between the parts. Common interfixes are -s, -es, -n, -en, -e.
- 1995, Christopher Beedham, German Linguistics: An Introduction:
Translations
element of morphological analysis
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See also
Further reading
- Linking element, english-linguistics.de
- The regrammaticalization of linking elements in German, researchgate.net
- How close to syntax are compounds? Evidence from the linking element in German and Modern Greek compound, italian-journal-linguistics.com
- Linking elements in compounds: Regional variation in speech production and perception, repository.ubn.ru.nl
- LINGUIST List 10.1477 Thu Oct 7 1999 Sum: Linking Elements in Compounds, linguistlist.org
- Neoclassical compounds and final combining forms in English, researchgate.net
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