3.3.1. Reduplication
Reduplication is a process in which some or all parts of a sign are copied and repeated. In DGS, reduplication is typically used to express aspect [Morphology 3.3.] and plurality [Morphology 4.1.]. The examples of reduplication are given in (a) and (b). In (a) a monosyllabic one-handed sign child is reduplicated to form a plural form in which the movement gets reduced and the sign gets extended towards ipsilateral side of a signer. In (b) a monosyllabic one-handed sign visit is reduplicated to express habitual aspect [Morphology 3.3.1.1.].
a. child – child++
‘a child - children’
b. visit – visit++.habit
‘to visit’ - ‘to visit’ repeatedly