There are some things so nice we say them twice. And when we do, we’re using reduplication.
But this handy device can handle a surprising range of functions in the world’s languages, and it can pop up in the strangest places in English. How does it work?
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The reduplication goes on and on! Hedvig-Pedvig and Daniel-Paniel discuss girl-girls, salad salad, and then there’s the curious case in Swedish of “salad and salad”. But it may not mean what you’d think.
If someone learns a lot of languages, are they necessarily a “linguist”? And why are dogs better than cats at learning gestures?
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Show notes
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The sub-sub-sub island
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— A list of gender-neutral alternatives to “ladies…
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