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by gus_massa 1357 days ago
I think in the oral language we use it to make an adjective stronger.

largo -> laaargo -> very long

chico -> chiquitito -> chiquitiiito (with an acute voice ) -> very small

rápido -> rápido (faster than usual, perhaps say it twice or three times) -> very fast

lento -> leeento (slowwer usual) -> very slow

Note that all this uses are in informal oral language, some leak to informal written language. And they may be regional. [Hi from Argentina!]

Anyway, all the cases I can remember now are used to make an adjective stronger, not to tell an adjective and a noun at the same time as you describe with signs language.