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