ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR2-0007 · ATLAS 251

Battology

Excessive or meaningless repetition of the same expression.

Explanation

Repetition reveals linguistic idling or comical redundancy.

Example

Atlas example in editorial form: Excessive or meaningless repetition of the same expression.

Counterexample

Neutral phrasing without the form described for battology.

Distinction

The distinction from epizeuxis and tautology is explored in greater depth in the source reference.

Effect on thought and perception

Repetition reveals linguistic idling or comical redundancy.

Resonance

Repetition reveals linguistic idling or comical redundancy.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Battology“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR2-0007. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR2-0007

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