Lushootseed (Central Salish) has three reduplicative morphemes, CVC-'distributive', CV-'diminutive' and -VC 'out-of-control'. A straightforward analysis of this system can be provided in McCarthy and ...

Two readers sent in their favorite reduplicative words, two-part words in which the second half is a repeat or rhyme of the first. English has at least 2,000 of these, according to linguist Nils Thun.

Other reduplicative words fall into a broad category of personal slights — the kind of words you’d hear second-graders calling each other at recess. I’ve been called “artsy-fartsy” more ...

When it comes to reduplicative words with identically duplicated stems, I mostly think of baby’s first words: mama, dada, night night, boo-boo, go bye-bye, that’s a no-no, etc. However, others aren’t ...

And, no, not all reduplicative words are hyphenated. I think reduplicative words are fun, so let’s learn some more — I promise it won’t be a bunch of flim-flam or mumbo-jumbo.

When it comes to reduplicative words with identically duplicated stems, I mostly think of baby’s first words: mama, dada, night night, boo-boo, go bye-bye, that’s a no-no, etc. However, others aren’t ...

Anvita Abbi, Reduplicative Structures: A Phenomenon of the South Asian Linguistic Area, Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications, No. 20, For Gordon H. Fairbanks (1985), pp. 159-171 ...

Reduplicative paramnesia is a subset of DMS characterized by the subjective conviction of an individual that a place, person, or event is duplicated.

I promise I'm not trying to get this song stuck in your head, but its lyrics illustrate the language term I want to discuss. And I promise I wouldn't bring it up if this 1960 hit pop song's b-side ...