The process of word formation.Reduplication is one of the creative way in English that have made many words into English dictionary.

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.

5. Twin
words
Change of vowel
Ding-dong
Tiptop
Change of initial
consonant
Willy-nilly
Teeny-weeny
Repetition With
out change
Tick-tick
Yum-yum

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.

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