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	== Affixes and Roots ==		== Affixes and Roots ==
	In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, affixes are differentiated from roots in the sense that affixes are considered to be semantically bound and, therefore, are represented by attributes, whereas roots are considered to be semantically free and, therefore, are represented by UW's. Consider, for instance, the examples below:		In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, affixes are differentiated from roots in the sense that affixes are considered to be semantically bound and, therefore, are represented by attributes, whereas roots are considered to be semantically free and, therefore, are represented by UW's. Consider, for instance, the examples below:
	*un- is considered to be semantically bound ~~to the root~~ (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a prefix (to be represented by the attribute @not): undo = do.@not		*un- is considered to be semantically bound (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a prefix (to be represented by the attribute @not): undo = do.@not
	*-s is considered to be semantically bound ~~to the root~~ (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a suffix (to be represented by the attribute @pl): tables = table.@pl		*-s is considered to be semantically bound (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a suffix (to be represented by the attribute @pl): tables = table.@pl
	*geo- is considered to be semantically free ~~from the root~~ (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = earth) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): geophysics = geo + physics (and not physics.@geo)		*geo- is considered to be semantically free (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = earth) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): geophysics = geo + physics (and not physics.@geo)
	*-phobia is considered to be semantically free ~~from the root~~ (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = fear) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): googlephobia = google + phobia (and not google.@phobia)		*-phobia is considered to be semantically free (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = fear) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): googlephobia = google + phobia (and not google.@phobia)

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	*-s is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a suffix (to be represented by the attribute @pl): tables = table.@pl		*-s is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a suffix (to be represented by the attribute @pl): tables = table.@pl
	*geo- is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = earth) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): geophysics = geo + physics (and not physics.@geo)		*geo- is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = earth) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): geophysics = geo + physics (and not physics.@geo)
	*-phobia is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = fear) and, therefore, a root (to be ~~reprsented~~ by a UW): googlephobia = google + phobia (and not google.@phobia)		*-phobia is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = fear) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): googlephobia = google + phobia (and not google.@phobia)

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	== Affixes and Roots ==		== Affixes and Roots ==
	In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, affixes are differentiated from roots in the sense that ~~the~~ affixes are considered to be semantically bound and, therefore, are represented by attributes whereas roots are considered to be semantically free and, therefore, are represented by UW. Consider, for instance, the examples below:		In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, affixes are differentiated from roots in the sense that affixes are considered to be semantically bound and, therefore, are represented by attributes, whereas roots are considered to be semantically free and, therefore, are represented by UW's. Consider, for instance, the examples below:
	*un- is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a prefix (to be represented by the attribute @not): undo = do.@not		*un- is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a prefix (to be represented by the attribute @not): undo = do.@not
	*-s is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a suffix (to be represented by the attribute @pl): tables = table.@pl		*-s is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a suffix (to be represented by the attribute @pl): tables = table.@pl
	*geo- is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = earth) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): geophysics = geo + physics (and not physics.@geo)		*geo- is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = earth) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): geophysics = geo + physics (and not physics.@geo)
	*-phobia is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = fear) and, therefore, a root (to be reprsented by a UW): googlephobia = google + phobia (and not google.@phobia)		*-phobia is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = fear) and, therefore, a root (to be reprsented by a UW): googlephobia = google + phobia (and not google.@phobia)

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	*infix (IFX) - Appears within the stem (very rare in English, such as "-ma-" in "sophistimacated")		*infix (IFX) - Appears within the stem (very rare in English, such as "-ma-" in "sophistimacated")
	*circumfix (CCX) - Appears at the front and at the back of the stem (very rare in English, such as "a-" + "-ed" in "ascattered")		*circumfix (CCX) - Appears at the front and at the back of the stem (very rare in English, such as "a-" + "-ed" in "ascattered")

			== Affixes and Roots ==
			In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, affixes are differentiated from roots in the sense that the affixes are considered to be semantically bound and, therefore, are represented by attributes whereas roots are considered to be semantically free and, therefore, are represented by UW. Consider, for instance, the examples below:
			*un- is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a prefix (to be represented by the attribute @not): undo = do.@not
			*-s is considered to be semantically bound to the root (i.e., it is only a modifier of the root) and, therefore, a suffix (to be represented by the attribute @pl): tables = table.@pl
			*geo- is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = earth) and, therefore, a root (to be represented by a UW): geophysics = geo + physics (and not physics.@geo)
			*-phobia is considered to be semantically free from the root (i.e., it has an autonomous meaning = fear) and, therefore, a root (to be reprsented by a UW): googlephobia = google + phobia (and not google.@phobia)

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	== Position ==		== Position ==
	Affixes are divided depending on their position with reference to the stem		Affixes are divided depending on their position with reference to the stem
	*prefix (PFX) - Appears at the front of the ~~root~~ (such as "un-" in "undo", or "re-" in "rewrite")		*prefix (PFX) - Appears at the front of the stem (such as "un-" in "undo", or "re-" in "rewrite")
	*suffix (SFX) - Appears at the back of the ~~root~~ (such "-s" in "tables", or "-er" in "writer")		*suffix (SFX) - Appears at the back of the stem (such "-s" in "tables", or "-er" in "writer")
	*infix (IFX) - Appears within the ~~root~~ (very rare in English, such as "-ma-" in "sophistimacated")		*infix (IFX) - Appears within the stem (very rare in English, such as "-ma-" in "sophistimacated")
	*circumfix (CCX) - Appears at the front and at the back of the ~~root~~ (very rare in English, such as "a-" + "-ed" in "ascattered")		*circumfix (CCX) - Appears at the front and at the back of the stem (very rare in English, such as "a-" + "-ed" in "ascattered")

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	'''~~Affixes~~''' ~~are divided into several categories, depending on their position and their role with reference~~ to ~~the root~~. ~~The most important positional categories are:~~		An '''affix''' is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word.

			== Types ==
			Affixes may be derivational or inflectional.
			*'''Inflectional''' affixes assign grammatical properties (such as number, gender, tense, person) to the stem in order to form the different word forms of the same lexeme ("-s" in "tables", "-ed" in "loved")
			*'''Derivational''' affixes form a new lexeme by modifying the meaning (and sometimes the category) of the root ("un-" in "unhappy", "-ness" in "happiness").

			== Position ==
			Affixes are divided depending on their position with reference to the stem
	*prefix (PFX) - Appears at the front of the root (such as "un-" in "undo", or "re-" in "rewrite")		*prefix (PFX) - Appears at the front of the root (such as "un-" in "undo", or "re-" in "rewrite")
	*suffix (SFX) - Appears at the back of the root (such "-s" in "tables", or "-er" in "writer")		*suffix (SFX) - Appears at the back of the root (such "-s" in "tables", or "-er" in "writer")
	*infix (IFX) - Appears within the root (very rare in English, such as "-ma-" in "sophistimacated")		*infix (IFX) - Appears within the root (very rare in English, such as "-ma-" in "sophistimacated")
	*circumfix (CCX) - Appears at the front and at the back of the root (very rare in English, such as "a-" + "-ed" in "ascattered")		*circumfix (CCX) - Appears at the front and at the back of the root (very rare in English, such as "a-" + "-ed" in "ascattered")

	~~As for their roles, there are two main different types of affixes:~~

	* inflectional affix - assign grammatical properties (such as number, gender, tense, person) to the root in order to form the different word forms of the same lexeme ("-s" in "tables", "-ed" in "loved")
	* derivational affix - form a new lexeme by modifying the meaning (and sometimes the category) of the root ("un-" in "unhappy", "-ness" in "happiness").

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	An '''~~affix~~''' ~~is a morpheme that is attached~~ to ~~a word stem to form a new word~~. ~~Affixes may be derivational~~, ~~like English~~ -~~ness and pre~~-, or ~~inflectional~~, ~~like~~ English ~~plural~~ -~~s and past tense~~ -ed~~. They are bound morphemes by definition~~, ~~and~~ are ~~further classified according to their position~~: ~~beginning~~ (~~prefixation~~), the ~~middle~~ (~~infixation~~) or the ~~end~~ (~~suffixation~~).		'''Affixes''' are divided into several categories, depending on their position and their role with reference to the root. The most important positional categories are:

			*prefix (PFX) - Appears at the front of the root (such as "un-" in "undo", or "re-" in "rewrite")
			*suffix (SFX) - Appears at the back of the root (such "-s" in "tables", or "-er" in "writer")
			*infix (IFX) - Appears within the root (very rare in English, such as "-ma-" in "sophistimacated")
			*circumfix (CCX) - Appears at the front and at the back of the root (very rare in English, such as "a-" + "-ed" in "ascattered")

			As for their roles, there are two main different types of affixes:

			* inflectional affix - assign grammatical properties (such as number, gender, tense, person) to the root in order to form the different word forms of the same lexeme ("-s" in "tables", "-ed" in "loved")
			* derivational affix - form a new lexeme by modifying the meaning (and sometimes the category) of the root ("un-" in "unhappy", "-ness" in "happiness").

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An '''affix''' is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word. Affixes may be derivational, like English -ness and pre-, or inflectional, like English plural -s and past tense -ed. They are bound morphemes by definition, and are further classified according to their position: beginning (prefixation), the middle (infixation) or the end (suffixation).