Start saying "tock-tick-tock-tick" repeatedly and you somehow end up saying "tick-tock-tick-tock"
Start saying "tock-tick-tock-tick" repeatedly and you somehow end up saying "tick-tock-tick-tock"
Start saying "tock-tick-tock-tick" repeatedly and you somehow end up saying "tick-tock-tick-tock"
No, no I don't.
Start saying "No, no I don't" repeatedly and you somehow end up saying "don't No, no I".
Really makes you think 🤔
Ablaut reduplication.
BBC newspaper article on Ablaut Reduplication.