What is the function of reduplication?

Overlap is not a simple repetition of words, it makes words have a change of charm and become more rhythmic, thus expressing richer feelings, presenting an artistic effect and giving people beautiful enjoyment. It can make the description object more vivid and increase the language appeal.

Reduplicated words are frequently used in traditional literature. Because it can imitate sounds and colors, the images expressed in literary works are more accurate, artistic and expressive. "Guan Guan Sui dove, in Hezhou". "Guan Guan" is the repetition of the voice of male and female birds answering each other.

Overlapping can also render the atmosphere. For example, the word "mighty" in "Watching the Tide" not only describes the shape of water, but also shows the momentum of spring tide, showing the greatness of nature, making people feel immersive and have a desire to see the elegance.

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The form of overlap:

1, there is a monosyllabic adjective "AA" in the adjective vivid form table, and monosyllabic adjective A is added with a disyllabic or trisyllabic suffix to form "ABB".

2. The disyllabic adjective "AB" is in the form of "AABB" or "Ali AB", and the disyllabic adjective "Ba" is in the form of "Baba".

3. A few nouns and verbs can also take BB to form "ABB", such as dripping water, laughing and getting drunk.

4. Most "ABB" are composed of A and BB, but some can be considered as "AB" overlapping B, such as "loneliness, safety and openness".

5. Disyllabic verbs can also form "AABB", such as "noisy, coming and going".

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