Multiple Patterns of Reduplication in Nuuchahnulth: A Templatic Approach

Abstract

Nuuchahnulth has very unique patterns of reduplication which raise many interesting questions. Reduplication occurs when certain suffixes attach to a stem. The form of the reduplicant ranges from CV to CVVCCC, depending on the attached suffix. Multiple patterns in Nuuchahnulth reduplication present problems for a-templatic approaches. The data in this study provide more complex patterns than those we are familiar with from previous work. In this paper, I provide a templatic solution to the problems raised by the case of Nuuchahnulth, and argue that we should employ templates to deal with at least some cases of reduplication.