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Reduplication In Old Armenian (according to the Armenian translated books of the Bible)
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Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University
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Old Armenian language (Grabar)
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word-formation ; word-building type ; reduplication ; root–type ; vowel alternation-type ; alternation-type ; phonemic deletion-type ; root-determinative-type ; prepositional-type
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Reduplicative compounds form a unique group in the word- stock of Armenian translated books of Bible. The study of subject matter of originals reveals the following types of reduplication; a) root–type – գունդագունդ (in troops, in regiment), դասադաս (in classes), զանազան (different), մեծամեծ (very big), չարչարանք (torture), փողփողել (to wave), b) vowel alternation-type and alternation-type - բարբառ (dialect), թօթափել (to toss), կսկծելի (painful) բողբոջ (blossom), կարկամ (bent), c) phomenic deletion-type - սասանել (to shake), պապանձիլ (to be silent), դադար (pause, break), բաբախել (to beat, to throb), խախուտ (instable), d) root-determinative-type – արհամարհել (to ignore), կոկորդ (throat), տատասկ (blackthorn) , տրտունջ (lamentation), ճաճանչ (ray), e) prepositional-type - դէմ ընդ դէմ (face to face), խառն ի խուռն (in random, confusedly), օր ըստ օրէ (day by day) և այլն։ These types of word-combinations are not completely isolated from each other indeed and any type of root reduplication may exhibit other types of word formation, although we have conditionally placed such words in one type, based on general word-formation patterns. The synchronic investigation of word-stock of Bible first, reveals the word-formation opportunities of Old Armenian. On the other hand, the results of such investigation can become base for diachronic study of word-formation of reduplication.