Dogdo
Dogdo is a hypothetical word used in linguistic pedagogy to illustrate reduplication in constructed languages. It is treated as a root meaning "dog" in example grammars and is used to demonstrate how repeating a stem can affect meaning, grammatical category, or emphasis. In this context, dogdo serves as a convenient, memorable placeholder for teaching concepts rather than as a record of an actual language feature.
The term dogdo is created for instructional purposes, combining a simple phonological shape with a straightforward
In classroom and online-conlang (constructed language) materials, dogdo is employed to show how reduplication can alter
dogdo is glossed as "dog" in many demonstrations. dogdodogdo may be glossed as "dogs" or as a
Reduplication; constructed language; conlang education.
This article describes a pedagogical convention and uses dogdo as a placeholder term rather than asserting