Redundancy (language)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In the study of language, redundancy is the construction of a phrase that presents some idea using more information than is necessary for one to be able understand the idea. Oftentimes, redundancies occur in speech unintentionally, however, redundant phrases can also be deliberately constructed for emphasis, in order to avoid the possibility of others' misinterpretation of a very important idea. In rhetoric, the term "redundancy" tends to have a negative connotation and may be perceived as improper because of its use of duplicative or unnecessary wording (and some people expand the definition to include self-contradictory wording, similar to double negation); however, it remains a linguistically valid way of placing emphasis on some expressed idea. Through the use of repetition of certain concepts, redundancy increases the odds of predictability of a message's meaning and understanding to others.

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