Reduplication - Funnel

Japanese: 畳語 - じょうご
Reduplication - Funnel

Compound words in which the same morpheme is used multiple times. There are those in which the whole word is repeated, such as "sarasara" (smooth), and those in which only a part is repeated, such as "karugarashii" (light and airy). The meanings vary depending on the situation, but they can be divided into several types.

(1) Plural people, trees, mountains
(2) Repetition: Repeatedly, one after another, and at random
(3) Emphasis: All over, all over the place, looking at it
(4) Indefinite: Who, what, what?
(5) Onomatopoeia and mimetic words: Kirakira, Shizushizu, Gorogoro, Yareyare. Of these, (1) to (4) are basically understood to indicate plurals. (5) is a kind of emphasis, which is also common in baby talk.

[Kondo Yasuhiro]

"A Study of Word Structure by Atsuyoshi Sakakura (1966, Kadokawa Shoten)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

同一の形態素を重ねて用いた形式の複合語。「さらさら」のように全体がそうであるものと、「軽軽(かるがる)しい」のように一部が重ねられているもの(重綴(じゅうてつ))とがある。意味は場合によりさまざまであるが、いくつかの類型に分けられる。

(1)複数 人人、木木、山山
(2)反復 重ね重ね、次次、飛び飛び
(3)強調 まるまる、津津浦浦、見る見る
(4)不定 だれだれ、何何
(5)擬音・擬態語 きらきら、しずしず、ごろごろ、やれやれ
 このうち(1)から(4)は、基本的には複数を示すものと解される。(5)は、幼児語にも共通する、一種の強調と考えられるものである。

[近藤泰弘]

『阪倉篤義著『語構成の研究』(1966・角川書店)』

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