Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Reduplication isn't just baby talk like 'bye-bye' or 'choo-choo'. This surprisingly common linguistic tool is used across the world's languages to do everything from forming plurals and changing verb tenses…
Some languages don't just make nouns plural; they can make verbs plural to show repeated or distributed action. This fascinating grammatical feature, known as "pluractionality", allows speakers to distinguish between…
From the simple 'bye-bye' in English to the Indonesian *wiku-wiku* (very fast), repeating words is a powerful tool found in languages worldwide. This morphological process, known as reduplication, can create…