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Affixation and auxiliaries in Igbo /

This study focusses on affixation and auxiliaries in Igbo, drawing on data mainly from Onicha (Onitsha) Igbo. It identifies prefixes, suffixes, interfixes, circumfixes, super/suprafixes, extensional suffixes and auxiliaries in the variety of Igbo studied. The work is presented in two sections: Secti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Onumajuru, Virginia Chinwe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Port Harcourt (Nigeria) : M & J Grand Orbit Communications Ltd., 2015.
Colección:Landmarks series ; 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1.1. Igbo language
  • 1.2. Igbo people
  • Ndigbo
  • 1.2.1. origin of Ndigbo
  • 1.3. origin and geographical location of the Onicha speakers
  • 1.3.1. origin of the Onicha
  • 1.3.2. Geographical location of the Onicha people
  • 1.3.3. linguistic situation of Onicha
  • 1.4. Brief statement on the sound system
  • 1.4.1. vowel system
  • 1.4.2. vowel harmony
  • 1.5. Consonant system
  • 1.6. syllable structure
  • 1.7. Igbo tonal system
  • Introduction
  • 2.1. Definition of related terms
  • 2.1.1. Morphology
  • 2.1.2. Morphme
  • 2.1.3. Affix
  • 2.1.4. Affixation
  • 2.1.5. Root
  • 2.1.6. Stem
  • 2.1.7. Base
  • 2.2. Classification of affixes
  • 2.2.1. Positional classification of affixes
  • 2.2.2. Functional classification of affixes
  • 2.3. Distinction between inflectional and derivational affixes
  • 2.3.1. Configurational properties
  • 2.3.2. Agreement properties
  • 2.3.3. Inherent properties
  • 2.3.4. Phrasal properties
  • 2.4. nature of words
  • 2.5. Illustration of affixation process using different languages
  • 2.5.1. Number
  • 2.5.2. Negation
  • 2.5.3. Nominal derivation
  • 2.5.4. Verbal derivatives
  • 2.5.4.1. Infix
  • 2.5.4.2. Interfix
  • 2.5.4.3. Circumfix
  • 2.5.4.4. Super/Suprafix
  • 2.6. Processes of affixation in Igbo
  • 2.6.1. Classification of Igbo verbs
  • 2.6.1.1. Active verbs
  • 2.6.1.2. Stative verb
  • 2.7. Affixes as important elements of derivation in Igbo
  • 2.7.1. Deverbatives
  • 2.7.2. Verbal deverbatives
  • 2.7.3. Derivational morphology
  • 2.7.4. Interfixation as a derivational process in Igbo
  • 2.7.5. Suffixation as part of derivational process in Onicha
  • 2.7.6. Inflectional affixes
  • 2.7.7. Extensional suffixes
  • Introduction
  • 3.1. Inflectional affixes in indicative constructions
  • 3.1.1. Inflectional affixes in the indicative affirmative constructions
  • 3.1.1.1. =LV Benefactive
  • 3.1.2. Inflectional affixes in the indicative negative constructions
  • 3.2. Inflectional affixes in imperative constructions
  • 3.2.1. imperative affirmative
  • 3.2.2. imperative negative
  • 3.3. Inflectional affixes in imperfective constructions
  • 3.3.1. present continuous form
  • 3.3.1.1. present progressive form
  • 3.3.1.2. present Imminent form
  • 3.3.2. expression of the future form
  • 3.4. Inflectional affixes in Perfective constructions
  • 3.4.1. future Perfective
  • 3.4.2. present perfective
  • 3.4.3. past perfective
  • 3.4.4. unfulfilled perfective
  • 3.5. Recapitulatory table of inflectional verbal affixes in Onicha Igbo
  • Introduction
  • 4.1. Prefixation
  • 4.1.1. infinitive
  • 4.1.2. participle
  • 4.1.3. Prefixation and reduplication
  • 4.1.4. Prefixation and suffixation
  • 4.2. Interfixation
  • 4.2.1. noun-base form of interfixation
  • 4.3. Circumfixation
  • 4.4.1. Bound Cognate Noun (BCN)
  • 4.4.2. Gerund
  • 4.4.3. Noun Agents
  • 4.4.4. Noun instruments
  • 4.4.5. Noun of Results
  • 4.4.6. Miscellaneous deverbatives
  • 4.5. Tone as a derivative morpheme in Onicha Igbo
  • 4.5.1. Tone in sentences
  • 4.5.2. Functions of tones in derivation
  • 4.6. Summary of derivational affixes in the Onicha dialect of Igbo
  • Introduction
  • 5.1. Features of extensional suffix in Onicha Igbo
  • 5.2. Extensional suffix and verb root
  • 5.3. Extensional suffix and enclitics
  • 5.4. analysis of the extensional suffixes in Onicha Igbo
  • 5.4.1. Imperativeness
  • 5.4.2. Temporality
  • 5.4.2.1. Anteriority extenders
  • 5.4.2.2. Frequentative extenders
  • 5.4.2.3. Durative extenders
  • 5.4.3. Direction extenders
  • 5.4.3.1. Motive extenders
  • 5.4.3.2. Dative extenders
  • 5.4.3.3. Locative extenders
  • 5.4.3.4. Benefactive extenders
  • 5.4.4. Contact function
  • 5.4.4.1. Fellowship extenders
  • 5.4.4.2. Fixative extenders
  • 5.4.4.3. Touch extenders
  • 5.4.5. Evaluation
  • 5.4.5.1. Comparative extenders
  • 5.4.5.2. Partial extenders
  • 5.4.5.3. Relief extenders
  • 5.4.6. Reflexives
  • 5.4.6.1. Revisory extender
  • 5.4.6.2. Retaliative extender
  • 5.4.7. Termination
  • 5.4.7.1. Completive extenders
  • 5.4.7.2. Conclusive extenders
  • 5.4.8. Miscellaneous
  • 5.4.8.1. Causative extenders
  • 5.4.8.2. Primal extender
  • 5.4.8.3. Dispositinal extenders
  • 5.5. Co-occurrence possibilities of extensional suffixes
  • 5.5.1. Order of extensional suffixes
  • 5.5.2. Order of extensional and inflectional suffixes
  • Introduction
  • 6.1. Primary Auxiliary
  • 6.2. Modal Auxiliary
  • 6.2.1. Modal auxiliary and perfective verb forms
  • 6.3. Conclusion.