Emphatic repetition in spoken Arabic

Verna Robertson Rieschild

Emphatic repetition in spoken Arabic

Verna Robertson Rieschild

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Abstract

This paper identifies and explains Arabic emphatic repetition in ethnographic interviews against the general backdrop of an understanding of non-pragmatically motivated repetition in Spoken Arabic. It also considers the basic linguistic resources for expressing intensity in the lexicon and syntax and the significance of repetition as one of these resources. The latter part of the paper explains how these resources are drawn on in interaction and what other types of spontaneous immediate emphatic repetition occur. This approach allows for a nuanced interpretation of the salience of emphatic repetition in this spoken Arabic genre. The discussion contributes to our general understanding of the essence of repetition that allows it to be used as a productive interactive resource.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society
Editors	Dr Ilana Mushin
Place of Publication	Sydney
Publisher	Australian Linguistic Society
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Print)	1920898387
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	Australian Linguistic Society Annual Conference 2004 - Sydney Duration: 12 Jul 2004 → 15 Jul 2004

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Conference	Australian Linguistic Society Annual Conference 2004
City	Sydney
Period	12/07/04 → 15/07/04

Keywords

Arabic interaction
intensity
lexical couplets
reduplication
speech acts
Arabic
repetition

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