Affixation and auxiliaries in Igbo / Virginia Chinwe Onumajuru.

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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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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.

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