doi: 10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.2.388
Infixed Reduplication under Kalin’s Infixation Process
James Cooper Roberts
- Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 USA.
Abstract
Infixed reduplication is a morphophonological process where a word in whole or part is copied and re-inserted into the word. A previous article (which this work is based primarily on) posits a specific order for the infixation process, simplified as follows: Concatenation > Exponent Choice > Linear Displacement > Prosodification. However, the author of said work does not directly address infixed reduplication in their study. This raises two important questions. When in the infixation process does reduplication occur? Furthermore, is this timing universal, or is there variation across languages? In this study, I examine this issue by first establishing a typology for infixed reduplicants based on the timing of reduplication relative to linear displacement. Diagnostic tools to determine a reduplicant’s category are also provided. I then analyze infixed reduplication phenomena from 33 different languages and classify them. Ultimately, I find that the time reduplication occurs is not consistent across languages. The paper concludes with an overview of the implications of the current study and avenues for further inquiry.
Keywords
- Infixation process
- infixed reduplication
- linguistics
- prosodic morphology
How to Cite
James Cooper Roberts, "Infixed Reduplication under Kalin’s Infixation Process," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 101-108, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.2.388
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