| This dissertation is an investigation of phrasal reduplication in syntax, primarily in Calabrian and Italian. Two different types of reduplication have been identified: ‘plain’ reduplication and reduplication within coordination. It is claimed that both involve two projections, specific to reduplication, in the CP domain. These two projections have been dubbed RedupP (Reduplication Phrase) and RP (Relator Phrase). It is also claimed that in the case of reduplication within coordination RP is instantiated by ConjP (Conjunction Phrase).; The first chapter introduces the basic data, the theoretical assumptions adopted in the study, and the reasons for the distinction between plain reduplication and reduplication within coordination. Worth mentioning is the fact that in the first type RedupP and RP can be separated from one another by an intervening projection FocP (FocusP), while in the second type RedupP and ConjP appear to be adjacent to one another. In addition, while in the former there is an operator but no overt conjunction, in the latter a conjunction is also present.; The second chapter provides a closer look at the structure of reduplication as well as a description of this phenomenon across categories, that is, categories other than CP and VP. Some striking similarities have been found among categories. More specifically, it appears that prepositions, determiners, and complementizers cannot be reduplicated, while their complements (or parts of their complements can). In addition, arguments and adjuncts, as well as other modifiers in other phrases, must leave the reduplication complex once reduplication has occurred.; Chapter 3 is an investigation of three constructions that exemplify plain reduplication: emphatic declaratives, ‘predicate clefts’, and free relatives.; Chapter 4 focuses on four constructions that are claimed to involve reduplication within coordination: yes/no questions (and their indirect counterpart), no-matter clauses, whether-or-not adjunct clauses, and ‘either…or…’ constructions.; The study ends with an appendix intended as a guide to the constructions examined. |
