THE PHENOMENON OF REDUPLICATION IN ENGLISH AND KARAKALPAK: A CROSS-LINGUISTIC STUDY

Abstract

Reduplication is a linguistic phenomenon that involves the repetition of all or part of a word to create a new form. It is a pervasive phenomenon across human languages, and it has long been an area of significant linguistic interest. This article explores the reduplication in English and Karakalpak. It focuses on the types of reduplication, their semantic features, and the similarities and differences between the two languages. The introduction provides an overview of the topic, followed by a literature review of reduplication in English and Karakalpak, including the types of reduplication and their semantic features. The discussion section compares and contrasts the two languages, highlighting similarities and differences in their use of reduplication. The article concludes with a summary of the findings and their implications for future research. Overall, this article contributes to our understanding of reduplication as a linguistic phenomenon and sheds light on its use in two distinct languages.