Reduplicação verbal na língua chope

Abstract

The present work, whose theme is verbal reduplication in the Chope language, consists of five chapters, and aims to carry out a descriptive study of the mechanisms that govern the reduplication of verbs in this language. In chapter i, a general framework of the subject under study is made. It highlights the objectives, the reasons for choosing the topic, the methodology used in data collection, the hypothesis and aspects inherent to the spatial location of the language and its speakers. In chapter ii, the basic concepts that support our study are discussed, based on the points of view of different authors. The different points of view presented converge in one aspect: reduplication is a process that consists in the repetition of a part or all of the word. The process of word formation inherent to reduplication is also discussed. Chapter iii refers to the methodology we use to obtain data that were analyzed In chapter iv, verbal reduplication in the Chope language is described, interpreting the data taking into account the structure of the longer verbal stems -cvc- , ending with -c- type. The last chapter v presents the conclusions resulting from the analysis and description of data, and finally the recommendations, which are the aspects that we believe may deserve attention in the next research works