Universal #594
Legacy number: 594
| Number | 591 |
| Original | The repetition of syntactic constituents is used in all languages to express continuity of action (e.g. he walked and walked) and/or emphasis (e. g. very, very bright). |
| Standardized | The repetition of syntactic constituents is used in all languages to express continuity of action (e.g. 'he walked and walked') and/or emphasis (e. g. 'very, very bright'). |
| Keywords | repetition, emphasis, iterative |
| Domain | morphology, syntax, semantics |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Moravcsik 1980: 27 |
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