Reduplication with fixed segmentism in Cappadocian and Armenian as a contact-induced phenomenon

Partial reduplication with quasi-fixed segmentism in Cappadocian Greek and Armenian is discussed as a morphological phenomenon induced by contact with Turkish. It is argued that the reduplicant in all three languages is a tiered affix whose phonemic melody is not determined and hence is defined by that of the base. This reveals an asymmetry between the source and the recipient languages in employing reduplication and in the nature of the reduplicant affix, which should be accounted for language specifically. The discussion also provides evidence for selective copying of morphological items