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   Articles with "reduplication" as a keyword



Contrastive Focus Reduplication in Kuwaiti Arabic

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of Semitic Studies"

DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgad006

Abstract: This study examines a case of total reduplication in Kuwaiti Arabic known as contrastive focus reduplication (i.e. complete copying of words or phrases). For example, tišrab čāy ḥalīb willa ČĀY–čāy? ‘Would you like to drink… read more here.

Keywords: kuwaiti arabic; reduplication; focus reduplication; contrastive focus ... See more keywords

REDUPLICATION INITIATED THROUGH DISCOURSE MARKERS: A CASE OF HADOTI.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Dialectologia"

DOI: 10.1344/dialectologia2020.25.6

Abstract: Reduplication is a common morphological process in many languages, particularly in South Asia. This study focuses on the reduplication phenomenon in Hadoti, where it ensues with the help of a discourse marker /rə/, functioning as… read more here.

Keywords: discourse markers; reduplication; reduplication initiated; hadoti ... See more keywords

Iconic features in nominal reduplication

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Linguistic Typology"

DOI: 10.1515/lingty-2024-0042

Abstract: Abstract Reduplicative morphology is intuitively well-suited for iconic meanings like plurality, but often also expresses seemingly counter-iconic meanings like diminution. At present, there is no satisfactory explanation of this apparent contradiction: under the recently popular… read more here.

Keywords: reduplication; iconic features; typology; nominal reduplication ... See more keywords