Re: Re : Reduplication (was: Re: Re : Re: Conculturish question)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 27, 1999, 1:45 |
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Matt Pearson wrote:
> latabatra "table"
> latabatabatra "a table which is falling apart"
Question, is lata- a prefix, or is the reduplication limited to the last
two syllables? That is, why isn't it *latabatralatabatra?
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