SA Informal-Morphological Features Flashcards
1
Q
Diminutive Endings
A
-a colloquial/informal suffixation.
(hypocoristic suffixation)
-indicate friendly, laid back attitude
eg. barbie, rego, sickie, ambo
2
Q
Reduplication
A
involves rhyming patterns
eg. school-schmool, okey-dokey, rom-com.