Proclitic
Definition:
A proclitic is a clitic that precedes the word to which it is phonologically joined.
Examples:
(English)
The English article the, when unstressed and with a reduced vowel, is a proclitic, as in the following:
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.