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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2016
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| Colección: | Landmarks series ;
5. Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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: Section 1 discusses affixation, while Section 2 is focused on auxiliary verbs. Section 1 contains five chapters. Chapter 1 is a general introduction that provides some background information regarding O ni cha [make sure this word is correct i.e. represented in the spelling of the language, and not just Onicha] Igbo and the speakers of the lect. Chapter 2 an overview of affixation as an important word formation process in world languages. Chapter 3 is the morpho-syntactic analysis of inflectional affixes. Chapter 4 discusses the morphosyntactic characteristics of derivational affixes, while Chapter 5 is concerned with the morpho-syntactic as well as the semantic charateristics of verbal extensions in Igbo. Section 2 is a sole chapter which discusses in a systematic manner the different types of auxiliary verbs, their uses and the effect of their co-occurrence with perfective verb forms." |
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| Notas: | "Revised version of Dr. (Mrs.) Virginia Chinwe Onumajuru's doctoral thesis which was submitted to the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria"--Page [vi]. "Published by the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN)"--Title page verso. Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (166 pages): illustrations, map. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-149) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789785421545 |
| Acceso: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |