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Jamais vu Linguistics?

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However, when a word is repeated over and over again, it is in fact only the form which is repeated. There is no sentence, so the function of the word is eliminated. Its meaning, too, is effectively eliminated, because there is no context. A few repetitions will leave the language user's memory and expectation intact: he remembers the meaning and expects a meaningful reference. Continued repetition, however, will more and more foreground the word form to the exclusion of function and meaning, until the word literally "makes no sense". It is not the word that is being repeated, but only one of its aspects: the word form.

I got this problem taken from wikipedia and it make my head pressured.

Can it be help?, I pretty sure I am perfect in eyesight.

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  1. I don't believe so.  Continual repetition of a word will not tend to degrade or eliminate the meaning to an individual.

    And, if the meaning was unknown before the repetition began, the repetition will not serve as a learning device.

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