Reduplication beyond the word level: a cross-linguistic view

Enoch O. Aboh (1) , Norval Smith (1) , Anne Zribi-Hertz (2)

1 ACLC - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication
2 SFL - Structures Formelles du Langage

The opening chapter of a collective volume on 'The morphosyntax of reiteration', this article challenges three common assumptions regarding 'reduplication': (i) that reduplication results from a morphological operation; (ii) that the semantic effects of reduplication are 'iconic'; (iii) that reduplicative patterns are more frequent or pervasive in creole than in non-creole languages.

Mots clés: reduplication; reiteration; morphology; syntax; iconicity; creolisation; creole grammars; universal grammar

Mots clés: morphologie; syntaxe; iconicité; grammaires créoles; grammaire universelle

Domaines: Linguistique

Enoch O. Aboh, Norval Smith, Anne Zribi-Hertz. Reduplication beyond the word level: a cross-linguistic view. Enoch O. Aboh, Norval Smith & Anne Zribi-Hertz. The morphosyntax of reiteration in creole and non-creole languages, John Benjamins, pp.1-26, 2012, Creole Language Library. ⟨hal-00676149⟩