double-marking

Two indicators, same thing

Double-marking is the grammatical phenomenon of expressing the same feature twice in a construction, often considered redundant or nonstandard.

In I didn't see nothing, negation is marked on both the auxiliary verb and the pronoun.

In more better, comparison is marked twice.

Such constructions are common in many dialects and in children's speech, though prescriptive grammars typically reject them in formal contexts.

linguistic

agreement

Shared position between parties

syntax · affix · inflection · concord · tense · case · plurality · subject-verb · redundant · typology

academic

grading

Assigning marks to work

examiner · rubric · reliability · scoring · evaluation · dissertation · thesis · standardization · review · feedback

surveying

boundary

Line marking a limit

  • stakeSharpened post or share
  • flaggingLosing vigor progressively
  • GPSSatellite-based location technology

monument · benchmark · reference · triangulation · coordinate · setout · peg · verification · cadastral · traverse

Opposites
redundancy in grammatical encoding

double-markingunmarked

Having no visible identification

Family

double, marking, doubled, doubles, doubling, doubly, mark, marks, marked

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