parallel construction refers to the repetition of phrases or sentences with similar structures.
parallel construction refers to the repetition of phrases or sentences with similar structures.
the repetition of phrases or sentences with similar structures is called?
parallel construction
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sentences in kwaio either have verbal predicates or do not. if a sentence has a verbal predicate, a comprising declarative, or is an interrogative sentence, it follows an svo word order. phrases in kwaio include noun phrases, verb phrases, prepositional phrases, and temporal phrases. sentences that do not have a verbal predicate include sentences that are equational and locative. types of sentences include declarative verbal sentences, stative verbal sentences, and verbless declarative sentences. questions have no special morphological marking but are indicated with intonation contours. the passage of time can be represented with reduplication and repetition, as in "eeleka leeleka leeleka ma la age no'o i mae-na" 'he ran away into the forest and [after a long while] they gave the feast for his death', where the verb "leka" 'go' is reduplicated and repeated.
kwaio language