Abstract
The aim of this article is to deal with the semantics of reduplication in Swahili, on the
basis of a list of 562 reduplicative words. In the first part of the work we will focus on
the iconic values of reduplication, shared by most of the world languages; afterwards
we will see how reduplication is applied beyond its iconic ground, spreading by semantic
extension to some lexical fields. Notwithstanding what previous works on this subject
claim, reduplication seems not to be used to express diminution.
| Lingua originale | Italian |
|---|---|
| Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Atti del Sodalizio Glottologico Milanese |
| Editore | Dell'Orso |
| Pagine | 21-39 |
| Numero di pagine | 19 |
| Volume | XI n.s. |
| ISBN (stampa) | 978-88-6274-782-0 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1 gen 2017 |
| Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |