Chapter 13
Encoding ad hoc categories in Georgian
Three types of echo-word constructions
The chapter is a discussion of Georgian echo-word
constructions (non-prototypical reduplication) as a linguistic
encoding of ad hoc categories. Based on the empirical data (published
texts, corpora, elicited examples), I present a classification of
Georgian echo-word constructions into three types with their
respective formal and semantic features. With respect to possible
parameters of base/reduplicant combinations, such as (a) free/bound
form, (b) kind and direction of copying, (c) meaning of resulting
formation, the following three types were identified: Type 1:
Turkish-like m-reduplication; Type 2: Initial
C/cluster deletion; Type 3: Fossilized echo-pairs. Notwithstanding a
type, they all, to a certain extent, participate in the encoding of ad
hoc categories in Georgian.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Echo reduplication in Georgian: Features, types, and classification
- 2.1Type 1
- 2.2Type 2
- 2.3Type 3
- 3.Georgian echo-word formations as contributors to the encoding of ad
hoc categories
- 4.Conclusion
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Notes
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References