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【Abstract】Reduplication tends to have prosodic shape invariants which are not necessarily related to a prosodic unit in the base. To learn about the contributions of Correspondence Theory of OT in this respect， we must first focus on aspects of the ancestor theory of templates， and then compare these aspects with the OT viewpoint. This article will make an introduction to the basic concepts of reduplication and outline a general picture of the theoretical development in the research of reduplication.
【key words】Reduplication; CV skeleta; OT
【作者簡介】刘沙沙（1982.02-），女，汉族，黑龙江人，三亚学院外国语学院，英语专业，讲师，硕士，研究方向：外国语言学及应用语言学。
1. Basic Concept of Reduplication
From a purely morphological point of view， reduplication is simply a kind of affixtion， both in its morpho-syntactic contribution （it forms morphological categories， such as plural）， and in its linear position with respect to the stem （preceding it， as a prefix， or following it， as a suffix）. But from a phonological viewpoint， the special property of reduplication is that the reduplicative affix is not fully specified for segmental content. Its segmental content is copied from the stem that undergoes reduplication. Reduplication is therefore by its very nature a phenomenon involving phonological identity between the “reduplicant”and the “base” to which it adjoins. Segmental and prosodic identity of the reduplicant and the base is obvious in the case of total reduplication， which involves copying of a complete word. The following examples of total reduplication in Indonesian show that it is impossible to tell apart the reduplicant from the base：
（1） Indonesian plural reduplication （total reduplication， copies entire word）
a. wanita
【key words】Reduplication; CV skeleta; OT
【作者簡介】刘沙沙（1982.02-），女，汉族，黑龙江人，三亚学院外国语学院，英语专业，讲师，硕士，研究方向：外国语言学及应用语言学。
1. Basic Concept of Reduplication
From a purely morphological point of view， reduplication is simply a kind of affixtion， both in its morpho-syntactic contribution （it forms morphological categories， such as plural）， and in its linear position with respect to the stem （preceding it， as a prefix， or following it， as a suffix）. But from a phonological viewpoint， the special property of reduplication is that the reduplicative affix is not fully specified for segmental content. Its segmental content is copied from the stem that undergoes reduplication. Reduplication is therefore by its very nature a phenomenon involving phonological identity between the “reduplicant”and the “base” to which it adjoins. Segmental and prosodic identity of the reduplicant and the base is obvious in the case of total reduplication， which involves copying of a complete word. The following examples of total reduplication in Indonesian show that it is impossible to tell apart the reduplicant from the base：
（1） Indonesian plural reduplication （total reduplication， copies entire word）
a. wanita