what is duplicative expressions with examples
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Explanation:
English words formed by duplicating or repeating certain sounds are called reduplications. It's a morphological process in linguistics where the root word or a part of it is repeated, perhaps with a slight change, to form a new word. You must be familiar with many of them such as okey-dokey, pitter-patter, hanky-panky or the most common bye-bye.
Some of these reduplications are very old, such as riff-raff, which has been in use since the 15th century, and willy-nilly, used since the 10th or 11th century as part of Old English. Bling-bling, hip-hop and boob-tube are examples of recent reduplications.
Many nonsensical words were coined in times of national confidence or lack of conflict, when the language itself expressed the playful, tension-free nature of the people. After the First World War, many such words were seen such as heebie-jeebies, bee's knees etc.
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examples are Ha Ha
Bye Bye
oho oho
ta ta