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- Affixation and Auxiliaries in Igbo
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- 2015
- Published by: M & J Grand Orbit Communications
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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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- Editorial Note
- p. vi
- 6 - Auxiliaries in Igbo
- pp. 133-144
- References
- pp. 145-150
- Subject Index
- pp. 151-152
Additional Information
ISBN
9789785421545
Related ISBN(s)
9789785412758
MARC Record
OCLC
952155792
Pages
166
Launched on MUSE
2016-07-03
Language
English
Open Access
No