Affixation And Auxiliaries In Igbo

Author : Chinwe Onumajuru
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785421545

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Affixation and Auxiliaries in Igbo by Chinwe Onumajuru Pdf

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.

Author : Virginia Chinwe Onumajuru
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Igbo language
ISBN : 978541275X

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Affixation and Auxiliaries in Igbo by Virginia Chinwe Onumajuru Pdf

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 O̩ ni̩cha [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.

Author : E. Nọlue Emenanjọ
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Ibo language
ISBN : UOM:39015033289110

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Auxiliaries in Igbo Syntax by E. Nọlue Emenanjọ Pdf

Author : Emenanjo, E. Nolue
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785412734

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A Grammar of Contemporary Igbo by Emenanjo, E. Nolue Pdf

In twenty-five chapters this book covers phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. The chapters are organized in four discrete parts: phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. They are uneven in terms of scope covered, length, the density of their contents and their degrees of difficulty. Each chapter ends with ‘Some References’ relevant to both the topic(s) treated in the chapter, in Igbo linguistics, and in general linguistics.

Author : Obiamalu, Greg Orji
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789783352711

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Functional Categories in Igbo by Obiamalu, Greg Orji Pdf

This study discusses functional categories in Igbo within Noam Chomsky’s Minimalist Program (MP). Chapter 1 includes the introduction of the concept of functional categories and why they take central place in the study of syntax, as well as an overview of the Minimalist Program (MP). Chapter 2 discusses some historical antecedents to MP. It further discusses the economy principles of the MP as well as the place of functional categories within the overall conceptions of the MP model. Chapter 3 discusses five functional categories: Agreement, Tense, Aspect, Negation and Determiner. In chapter 4, the Igbo functional categories within the verbal domain: Tense, Aspect and Negation are discussed. Chapter 5 is an application of the theoretical issues raised in Chapter 2 to the analysis of the functional categories discussed in Chapter 3. One interesting issue discussed in Chapter 5 is the role of tone in realising some of the functional categories in Igbo. Chapter 6 discusses the functional categories within the nominal domain with much emphasis on the determiner. A revised version of the author’s doctoral thesis, some of the conclusions are revolutionary, relevant to debates in the linguistic theory and in Igbo studies in particular, as well as serving as an introduction to MP.

Author : Ndubuisi Anyanwu
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785431100

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The Syntax of Igbo Causatives by Ndubuisi Anyanwu Pdf

The Landmarks Series is a research and publications outfit funded by the Landmarks Research Foundation to publish recent outstanding doctoral dissertations on any aspect of Nigerian linguistics, languages, literatures and cultures. This study examines causatives in Igbo within the minimalist program. It identifies three types of causative: analytical, morphological and lexical. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 is the general introduction, while Chapter 2 examines in some details the theory of causativity. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 focus on the analytical, morphological and lexical causative respectively.

Author : Ejizu, Chris I.
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789785420869

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Readings on Religion and Culture in Africa by Ejizu, Chris I. Pdf

This is a book of reading on religion and culture in Africa comprising ten papers by experts in religion and cultural matters and an introductory note by the editor himself. Covered in the volume are papers covering: the impact of secularisation and urbanisation on a most cherished socio-cultural practice of the extended family system of the Isoko people in Nigeria; the traditional medical practices in Urhobo with particular focus on the use of local herbs to treat ailments; the socioreligious as well as the political significance of Obiri (family hall) in Ikwerreland; the rationale behind the use of the concept ‘Dunamis’ in the Gospel According to Staint Mark. Although his paper does not focus on African (traditional) religion, its inclusion here is based purely on the theological significance of the concept of ‘Dunamis’; the extent to which evil spirits and mysterious forces have influenced the religion and culture of the Urhobo people of Nigeria; the significance of festivals in the traditional African society; John Wesley’s innovations in Christendom and their implications for Africa; the recent unprecedented upsurge in the assumed use of religious powers to cast out evil spirits as well as for prayer healing among Muslims in Nigeria; the culture of alienation, anxiety and violence, drawing inspiration from the Fall Story of Genesis 3; and the widowhood practices of some areas in Nigeria.

Author : Ejituwu, Nkparom C.,Okoroafor, Stanley I.
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789785420852

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The House of Skulls by Ejituwu, Nkparom C.,Okoroafor, Stanley I. Pdf

This is a study of the House of Skulls, one of the lost cultures of the Niger Delta. The House of Skulls was a European label for a house built by some Niger Delta communities with the skulls of their enemies killed in war. The case is used to argue that barbarism is not endemic to African Culture, but rather part of the primitive instinct of man and the House of Skulls, as evidence of human sacrifice, and headhunting in the Niger Delta and its hinterland in pre-colonial times was not worse than some of the practices, both African and European, which have been documented. In doing so the study provides fresh insights into the history of one of the lost cultures of the Niger Delta; a culture much modified in contemporary times.

Author : Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 935 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785644005

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Four Decades in the Study of Nigerian Languages and Linguistics by Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri Pdf

This volume is produced in commemoration of the official retirement of Professor Kay Williamson from the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The contributing essayists cover five main generations of Nigerian linguists. The collection is divided into six sections: Language, history and Society; Applied Linguistics and Orthography Design; Gender and Communication Studies; Stylistics and Literature; Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis and Translation; and Formal Linguistics. Some of the contributors include: Ayo Bamgbose, Okon Essie, Ben Elugbe, P.A. Nwachukwu, E.N. Emenanjo, P. Anagbogu, Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche, O.M. Ndimele, O.G. Harry, Levi Igwe, C.U. Omego, O. Ojukwu, A.U. Weje, O.N. Anyanwu and A. Idafuro.

Author : Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785644012

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In the Linguistic Paradise by Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri Pdf

In the Linguistic Paradise is the second volume in the Nigerian Linguists Festschrift Series. The motivating force behind the establishment of the Festschrift Series is to honour outstanding scholars who have excelled in the study of languages and linguistics in Nigeria. This volume is dedicated to Professor E. Nolue Emenanjo, a celebrated linguist and a pioneer professor of Igbo Linguistics. The book is organised in five sections, as follows: Language, History and Society; Literature, Stylistics and Pragmatics; Applied Linguistics; Formal Linguistics; and Tributes. There are 15 papers in the first section the majority address the perennial problem of language choice in Nigeria. Section two contains 10 papers focusing on literature, stylistics and pragmatics. Section three contains 17 papers a sizeable number of which focus on language teaching and learning, two are on lexicography, while others are on language engineering. Section three contains 16 papers focusing on the core areas of linguistics. In section four a biographical profile of Professor E. Nolue Emenanjo and list of publications is presented, while Nwadike examines the contributions of Emenanjo in Igbo Studies.

Author : Ozo-mekuri Ndimele,Mustapha Ahmad
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 1129 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785431193

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Language, Literature and Culture in a Multilingual Society by Ozo-mekuri Ndimele,Mustapha Ahmad Pdf

The papers here were selected from presentations made at the 24th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN) which held at Bayero University Kano. The book contains seventy-seven (77) papers addressing various issues in linguistics, literature and cultures in Nigeria. The book is organized into four sections, as follows: Section One Language and Society; Section Two Applied Linguistics; Section Three Literature, Culture, Stylistics and Gender Studies and Section Four Formal Linguistics.

Author : Ngozi Iheanacho
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789785431148

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Intercultural Communication and Public Policy by Ngozi Iheanacho Pdf

As there are different races and people in the world, so there are different cultures - meaning that cultural diversity is inevitable. Through human contact and association cultures meet. In such meetings every individual and culture projects itself as worthy, and should be held in high esteem. In today's world it is not encouraging to be ethnocentric - always taking action or inactions that crystallize and project a feeling of one's own culture or racial superiority. Such attitude obstructs meaningful interaction, human relations, tolerance and co-operation. Conversely, the skill and ability to tolerate and communicate effectively with people from diverse cultures is a social activity which begins from thought to behaviour, in both spoken and non-spoken versions. The book contains 19 essays, structured into five parts.

Author : O. Kilani,N. Iheanacho
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789785420845

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Culture, Development and Religious Change by O. Kilani,N. Iheanacho Pdf

The book is an introduction to the study of culture, with emphasis on the dynamism factor intrinsic and susceptible to generating growth, development initiatives and change, especially in religion and other aspects of Nigerian society. The collection of 19 papers is organised into five parts: Concepts and Theoretical Alignments, Social Institutions in Culture Change and Development, Religious Traditions and Change Experience, Votaries and Sectarian Reaction to Culture and Religious Change, and Pastoral Objective and the Management of Cultural Diversity and Change in Christianity.

Author : Ozo-mekuri Ndimele
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785416480

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ICT, Globalisation and the Study of Languages and Linguistics in Africa by Ozo-mekuri Ndimele Pdf

This book contains papers which focus on the twin subjects of globalisation and information/communication technologies (ICTs). They express either fear or optimism regarding their effects on the survival of indigenous cultures, languages and literature. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested to learn more about the role of globalisation in the erosion of cultural as well as linguistic diversity, and the impact of ICTs in the development of indigenous languages in Africa.

Author : Essien, Okon
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785416442

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Vital Aspects of African Linguistics by Essien, Okon Pdf

This book is a compressed version of some commissioned and inspired works of aspects of linguistics by Okon Essien, indigenous Professor of Linguistics in the south-south and south-east of Nigeria. Covered by the essays are issues concerning language endangerment, linguistic revival of vanishing tongues of Africa, language and ethnicity, language and power and language and politics.