Forming New Words by Doubling: Reduplication Explained
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2. Reduplication
Is a process of forming new word
by doubling a morpheme .
Ex / fifty-fifty, dillydally,
hubble-bubble.
3. Reduplication
The term “Reduplication” includes three meanings :
1- The process .
2-The result of the process.(new word)
3-The element repeated.
The repeated word is the basic or
originating morpheme.
The new word is called twin-words.
4. Type of Reduplication
Total Reduplication as in clop-clop and tick-tick.
Partial Reduplication:
1-ablaut/vocalic reduplication:
ex/ chitchat , zigzag.
2-Rhyming reduplication:
ex/ willy-nilly , walkie-talkie.
6. Originating Morpheme
The Originating Morpheme :
Often Second half as: dilly-dally.
First half as : tick tock.
Both halves as : singsong.
Neither halves as: boogie-woogie.