Reduplication Pattern
Does repeating a form change the meaning?
Significato
A pattern where all or part of a word is repeated to express plurality, intensity, repetition, distribution, attenuation, or aspect.
Come riconoscerlo
Look for repetition of sounds or words that has a grammatical or meaning effect.
Esempi
again-again|little by little|go-go
very small|walk around|bit by bit
They talked and talked for hours.
Visual guide
BASE talk + REPEAT talk and talk = meaning shift long / repeated action or intensity / plurality
PRODUCTIVE ←────→ LEXICAL new words ok fixed only FORM: full repeat: again-again part repeat: piece + base USE: plural | intensity | aspect
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Repetition can intensify or create fixed expressions, but it is not a major grammar system.
Parla piano piano.
She speaks very softly.
Nella tua lingua di studio
In inglese la reduplicazione si usa soprattutto per enfasi, gioco linguistico, parlato informale o formazione di parole, non come grande sistema grammaticale.
It's a tiny-tiny problem.
la ripetizione aggiunge enfasi o stile
Chi studia può ripetere troppo le parole dove l'inglese userebbe very, really o un altro intensificatore.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.