Definition of clitic in English:

clitic

noun ˈklɪtɪkˈklidik

Grammar

An unstressed word that normally occurs only in combination with another word, for example 'm in I'm.
〔语法〕附词（非重读词，通常仅见于与其他单词的结合体中, 如I'm中的'm）
Example sentencesExamples
- In more prestigious varieties of Spanish, the clitic and object noun phrase are in complementary distribution (La vi or Vi a la mujer).
- The parameter of choosiness vs. promiscuity is crucial in differentiating the categories of word, affix, and clitic.
- Null objects are allowed in many languages despite the absence of an object-identifying clitic or a verb - object agreement feature.
- Except for Obi-Wan, the good guys in the Star Wars original trilogy all spoke colloquial American English, clitics and all.
- This is the sense that appeared with clitic dative subject in meseems.

Derivatives

cliticization

noun

Grammar

In my PhD thesis, I've examined the inflectional behaviour of pronominal clitics in European Portuguese and developed an inflectional account of cliticisation.
Example sentencesExamples
- What seems to be excluded is a theory that analyzes both cliticization and quantifier float as local movement.
- Topics to be discussed are do-support, cliticisation phenomena and the interaction of stress and intonational phrasing with word order.

cliticize

verbˈklɪtɪsʌɪzˈklɪdəˌsaɪz

[with object]

Grammar

Attach (an unstressed word) to a preceding or following word as a clitic.
the negation is cliticized on to 'do' (Don't desert me!)
Example sentencesExamples
- As adverbs, relators are cliticised onto postposition, again to further specify the meaning of the postposition.
- As an IM, however, it underwent grammaticalization and was cliticized to the left of the verb.
- When negation cliticizes to the beginning of verbs and modals, the resulting combination is treated as a compound.

Origin

1940s: from (en)clitic and (pro)clitic.

Definition of clitic in US English:

clitic

nounˈklidik

Grammar

An unstressed word that normally occurs only in combination with another word, for example 'm in I'm.
〔语法〕附词（非重读词，通常仅见于与其他单词的结合体中, 如I'm中的'm）
Example sentencesExamples
- Except for Obi-Wan, the good guys in the Star Wars original trilogy all spoke colloquial American English, clitics and all.
- Null objects are allowed in many languages despite the absence of an object-identifying clitic or a verb - object agreement feature.
- This is the sense that appeared with clitic dative subject in meseems.
- In more prestigious varieties of Spanish, the clitic and object noun phrase are in complementary distribution (La vi or Vi a la mujer).
- The parameter of choosiness vs. promiscuity is crucial in differentiating the categories of word, affix, and clitic.

Origin

1940s: from (en)clitic and (pro)clitic.

单词	clitic
释义	Definition of clitic in English: clitic noun ˈklɪtɪkˈklidik Grammar An unstressed word that normally occurs only in combination with another word, for example 'm in I'm. 〔语法〕附词（非重读词，通常仅见于与其他单词的结合体中, 如I'm中的'm） Example sentencesExamples In more prestigious varieties of Spanish, the clitic and object noun phrase are in complementary distribution (La vi or Vi a la mujer). The parameter of choosiness vs. promiscuity is crucial in differentiating the categories of word, affix, and clitic. Null objects are allowed in many languages despite the absence of an object-identifying clitic or a verb - object agreement feature. Except for Obi-Wan, the good guys in the Star Wars original trilogy all spoke colloquial American English, clitics and all. This is the sense that appeared with clitic dative subject in meseems. Derivatives cliticization noun Grammar In my PhD thesis, I've examined the inflectional behaviour of pronominal clitics in European Portuguese and developed an inflectional account of cliticisation. Example sentencesExamples What seems to be excluded is a theory that analyzes both cliticization and quantifier float as local movement. Topics to be discussed are do-support, cliticisation phenomena and the interaction of stress and intonational phrasing with word order. cliticize verbˈklɪtɪsʌɪzˈklɪdəˌsaɪz [with object]Grammar Attach (an unstressed word) to a preceding or following word as a clitic. the negation is cliticized on to 'do' (Don't desert me!) Example sentencesExamples As adverbs, relators are cliticised onto postposition, again to further specify the meaning of the postposition. As an IM, however, it underwent grammaticalization and was cliticized to the left of the verb. When negation cliticizes to the beginning of verbs and modals, the resulting combination is treated as a compound. Origin 1940s: from (en)clitic and (pro)clitic. Definition of clitic in US English: clitic nounˈklidik Grammar An unstressed word that normally occurs only in combination with another word, for example 'm in I'm. 〔语法〕附词（非重读词，通常仅见于与其他单词的结合体中, 如I'm中的'm） Example sentencesExamples Except for Obi-Wan, the good guys in the Star Wars original trilogy all spoke colloquial American English, clitics and all. Null objects are allowed in many languages despite the absence of an object-identifying clitic or a verb - object agreement feature. This is the sense that appeared with clitic dative subject in meseems. In more prestigious varieties of Spanish, the clitic and object noun phrase are in complementary distribution (La vi or Vi a la mujer). The parameter of choosiness vs. promiscuity is crucial in differentiating the categories of word, affix, and clitic. Origin 1940s: from (en)clitic and (pro)clitic.
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