Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Studies On Reduplication (Empirical Approaches to Language Typology)



Studies On Reduplication (Empirical Approaches to Language Typology)


The systematic repetition of phonological material within a word for semantic or grammatical purposes is known as reduplication, a widely used morphological device in a substantial number of the languages spanning the globe. This paper will provide an overview of the types of reduplicative constructions found in the languages of the world and the function they portray.

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