diturive

Diturive is a neologism in linguistics used to describe a pattern of discourse in which a speaker repeats or mirrors the main verb or predicate across adjacent clauses to reinforce cohesion. The construction typically involves ellipsis of the subject or auxiliary, with the second clause sharing the core action expressed in the first.

Origin and usage: The term diturive is a recently coined label rather than a widely attested phenomenon. It is used in descriptive analyses of written and spoken language to denote a deliberate or conventional repetition that links sentences or clauses through verb- or predicate-level parallelism. The word combines ditto-like repetition with a suffix suggesting linguistic phenomena.

Characteristics: diturive constructions feature parallel structure, minimal lexical change between clauses, and either explicit repetition or an auxiliary "do" substitution (as in "The committee approved the plan, and the council did so as well"). They often appear in formal writing, summaries, and dialogue, and can signal emphasis, agreement, or coherence across sentences.

Examples: 1) The researchers tested the model, and the team did so again with a larger sample. 2) The policy was announced, and the department did so with similar resolve.

Relationship and evaluation: Diturive relates to ellipsis, pronoun reference, and parallelism. It is distinguished from simple repetition by the strategic omission of repeated material and by the reliance on an auxiliary or pro-verb to recover the full predicate. Researchers study its effects on readability and emphasis.