Bound form

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In morphosyntax, a bound form is a form that may not occur on its own and is dependent on another neighbouring element. Bound forms contrast with bound forms. The term is most often used as a cover term for affix and clitic, when the distinction between them is at issue.

Subtypes

Polysemy

See bound.

Other languages

German gebundene Form