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In:Constructions in Spanish
Edited by Inga Hennecke and Evelyn Wiesinger
[Constructional Approaches to Language 34] 2023
► pp. 57–76

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Chapter 3
Lexical reduplication in Spanish and Italian

A constructional approach

 | University of Łódź
Published online: 18 July 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/cal.34.03urb
Abstract
The aim of the article is to analyse the mechanism of lexical reduplication in two Romance languages: Spanish and Italian. Since the study is based on a constructional approach, the repetition of a lexical unit within one phrase is considered to form a construction that presents some specific semantic and pragmatic meanings. Based on the examples from oral corpora of Spanish and Italian, the article presents a pragmatic interpretation of reduplicative constructions. Although Spanish and Italian lexical reduplications seem to share a range of characteristics, the study also focuses on meanings and interactive functions that differentiate these two languages.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Studies on lexical reduplication in Spanish and Italian
  • 3.Construction Grammar and the reduplication phenomena
  • 4.Hypothesis
    • 4.1[XX] → [semantic meaning: prototype; pragmatic interpretation: argument strengthening]
    • 4.2[XX] → [semantic meaning: contrast; pragmatic interpretation: argument strengthening]
    • 4.3[XX] → [semantic meaning: precision; pragmatic interpretation: facilitating comprehension]
    • 4.4[XX] → [semantic meaning: iteration or continuity; pragmatic interpretation: to impress the hearer]
    • 4.5[XX] → [pragmatic interpretation: politeness strategy]
    • 4.6[XX] → [semantic meaning: lexicalized construction; pragmatic meaning: strengthening the speaker’s or hearer’s point of view]
  • 5.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Corpora
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