From repetition to reduplication in Riau Indonesian

Abstract

Whereas repetition is usually considered to be a syntactic or discourse phenomenon, reduplication is generally assumed to be of a basically morphological nature. This paper reports on a range of phenomena from the Riau dialect of Indonesian, which call into question the demarcation between repetition and reduplication. Application of the above diagnostic criteria yields the following characterization of the forms in question:

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