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Echo word
An echo word, in linguistics, is a form of reduplication as a widespread areal feature in the languages of South Asia. Echo words are characterized by reduplication of a complete word or phrase, with the initial segment or syllable of the reduplicant being overwritten by a fixed segment or syllable. In most languages in which this phenomenon is present, echo words serve to express a meaning of "... and such; and things like that." In some cases the echo word may express a depreciative meaning as well. Echo word usage is almost exclusively a feature of colloquial spoken speech. It is avoided in formal speech and writing in all languages. For example, Tamil echo words are formed with a sequence overwriting the onset and nucleus of the first syllable of the reduplicant . - with a short vowel is used if the first syllable of the original word or phrase has a short vowel; if the first vowel is long, - is used instead. E.g.: Echo words in Hindi are typically created with a fixed initial v: When an echo word is formed from a word that already begins with v, complete identity between the base and reduplicant is avoided by overwriting with a different fixed segment : Persian: This kind of avoidance of complete identity is found in many languages with echo words.…
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An echo word, in linguistics, is a form of reduplication as a widespread areal feature in the languages of South Asia. Echo words are characterized by reduplication of a complete word or phrase, with the initial segment or syllable of the reduplicant being overwritten by a fixed segment or syllable. In most languages in which this phenomenon is present, echo words serve to express a meaning of "... and such; and things like that." In some cases the echo word may express a depreciative meaning as well. Echo word usage is almost exclusively a feature of colloquial spoken speech. It is avoided in formal speech and writing in all languages. For example, Tamil echo words are formed with a sequence overwriting the onset and nucleus of the first syllable of the reduplicant . - with a short vowel is used if the first syllable of the original word or phrase has a short vowel; if the first vowel is long, - is used instead. E.g.: Echo words in Hindi are typically created with a fixed initial v: When an echo word is formed from a word that already begins with v, complete identity between the base and reduplicant is avoided by overwriting with a different fixed segment : Persian: This kind of avoidance of complete identity is found in many languages with echo words.…
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