Reduplication by Julia Pound https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr Listen to the Talk the Talk podcast and write a question you would like to explore further here en-us 2019-02-18 22:56:11 UTC 2025-11-29 15:18:15 UTC hello@padlet.com With the increase in use of reduplication in not only English (i.e. to say the genuine article) but in contact languages (i.e. for plurals) will there eventually be the need to establish a standard set of rules governing the way its used and its purposes? (Chloe) https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/332572958 2019-02-19 08:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/332572958 Does reduplication demonstrate a need for an increase in vocabulary or a natural phenomenon of language change? https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/332621325 (Pierre)]]> 2019-02-19 11:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/332621325 Is reduplication more common in formal or informal language? Why? (Ms P) jujupopo https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333049942 2019-02-20 05:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333049942 Why is it that reduplication is sometimes used to intensify things rather than using intensifiers (very, really, extremely)? Also, why is that sometimes intensifiers are reduplicated (e.g. really really cold)? dha00011 https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333082546  Shiv ]]> 2019-02-20 08:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333082546 Do the various uses of reduplication add to the ambiguity of English language? If so, should reduplication be necessary? https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333122660 Modrić]]> 2019-02-20 11:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333122660 what are some of the reasons that reduplication occurs more frequently in contact languages (creoles and pidgins) , and what would be the affect if reduplication was used on daily basis. https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333133412 Dhairya]]> 2019-02-20 11:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333133412 To what extent is reduplication significant for the future of informal English? https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333141672 - Alanna]]> 2019-02-20 12:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333141672 Why is reduplication still used in circumstances where it is redundant? What effects does this cause? https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333146548 ivan]]> 2019-02-20 12:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333146548 What effects does the use of deprecative reduplication, ex. (schme- prefix) headache schmeadache, table schmable; ablaut reduplication ex. wishy washy, chit chat, zig zag; and rhyming reduplication ex. super duper, easy peasy have on the use of language in different social contexts? https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333149212 ivan the second]]> 2019-02-20 12:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333149212 How did reduplication start and how did everyone come to an understanding that repeating a word gives a new definition to the phrase https://padlet.com/jujupopo/unx632tcp3fr/wish/333420600 Tahlia 

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