Reduplicated Active verbs

[George Wilmes]

Hi Emily,

I don't know if you have already checked Einaudi's grammar of Biloxi,
but in section 741 on pages 106-107 there are a few examples that meet
your criteria. (Please see the attached; sorry for the poor quality of
the copy.)

George Wilmes
NEIU

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Emily Schudel<Emily.Schudel at uregina.ca> wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> It has been a really long time since I've posted on this list...life
> kind of took over for awhile, but now I am back and immersed in my
> pursuit for a PhD...back working on the Dakota dialects (specifically
> Nakoda and Stoney).
>
> Anyway, I am presently working on a paper on reduplication in the Dakota
> dialects (specifically with regards to the relationship of the meaning
> of reduplication and the status of the verb and its subject) and was
> wondering if anyone had examples of reduplicated transitive active verbs
> with inanimate objects - with glosses - in any of the Dakota dialects.
> I have found many example of reduplicated active (and stative) verbs by
> searching in every published grammar and related thesis/dissertation I
> can find, and in many, many assorted articles, but it seems that finding
> the actual meaning of the reduplications is quite another matter!  I
> think I have pretty much exhausted every avenue I can think
> of...although I am still plowing through a variety of text collections
> to see if anything pops up.
>
> Now that I think about it, I would also take examples like this (if they
> exist) from other Siouan languages too if anyone can recommend some good
> sources of reduplication examples, since I am not as familiar with the
> literature for Siouan languages other than the Dakota group.
>
> In the meantime, I will keep searching...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Emily
>
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