Total Reduplication by Thomas Stolz

Total Reduplication by Thomas Stolz

Total reduplication is a widely common phenomenon in human languages. Nevertheless, it has not gained sufficient attention among linguists. This monograph demonstrates that the comparative study of total reduplication challenges the traditional notion of linguistic universal. Contrary to the belief that total reduplication is almost completely unknown in the linguistic landscape of Europe, it is shown that a sizable group of European languages make ample use of total reduplication (not only for lexical but also for grammatical purposes). This means that the areal-typological map of the Old Continent has to be modified considerably. With special focus on the situation in Europe, the functional and formal aspects which determine the systematic character of total reduplication are presented according to quantitative and qualitative principles. Their importance for general linguistic theory is elaborated upon. The results are evaluated cartographically. The data are drawn from several hundred languages (standard and nonstandard varieties) world-wide. Methodologically, the study relies on a huge parallel literary corpus.

Thomas Stolz, University of Bremen, Germany. Cornelia Stroh, University of Bremen, Germany. Aina Urdze, University of Bremen, Germany.

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ISBN 13	9783050051734
ISBN 10	3050051736
Title	Total Reduplication
Author	Thomas Stolz
Series	Studia Typologica [Sttyp]
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	De Gruyter
Year published	2011-05-04
Number of pages	636
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