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Aspects Of The Lexical Semantics Of Urhobo
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1.2 METHODOLOGY
This study methodology will be divided into two
parts; data collection and data analysis. 1.2.1 DATA COLLECTION This
study will use two methods in the data collection. They are the primary
and secondary methods.Primary data: this was collected from 5 native
speakers purposefully selected based on their availability to partake in
the study. The data was elicited via oral interviews using a
self-structured word list of common lexical relations. Secondary data:
this comprises data drawn from several sources including Rolle (2003)
“phonetics and phonology of Urhobo†and “A concise dictionary of Urhobo
language.
1.2.2 DATA ANALYSIS
This study will entail the
descriptive method of analysis. Descriptive theories are theories about
what languages are like. They are theories about what tools we need in
order to provide adequate descriptions of individual languages.
According to Himmelmann (1995:1), ‘much of the work that is labeled
‘descriptive’ within linguistics comprises two activities i.e. the
collection of primary data and an analysis of these data’.
1.3 PURPOSE OF STUDY
To
the best of my knowledge, there are not many studies on lexical
semantics. Hence this project was carried out with the aim of proving
and identifying some of the existence of lexical relations in the
language, with the objectivity to; i) shade more light on the aspect of
lexical semantic relations and negation ii) distinguish semantically the
notion of lexical negations (marked or unmarked) iii)show how meanings
of words are interrelated in the language iv) show the different senses
of words in the language v) Give examples of senses of words that are
used in different context
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Lexical
semantics is an aspect of linguistics studies which has generated a lot
of interest among linguists. Many people have attempted to work on
lexical relations and negation; some have been bold enough to tackle it
while others have circumvented. Some authors have gone further than
merely defining these terms. They have been able to identify the various
types, and the number varies from one author to another. This work will
be productive as it will; i)add to the volume of literature available
on lexical semantic relations ii) provide useful information to both
speakers, learners and teachers of the language on its lexical aspect
iii) Encourage further research on the not just lexical relation in
Urhobo but lexical semantics as a whole.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study examined aspects of the lexical semantics of Urhobo, with the aim of identifying some of lexical relations in the language, as well as discussing the forms of lexical negation. The methodology adopted for this study is based on descriptive linguistics which attempts to describe a language in terms of its current form (i.e. synchronically without reference to earlier forms or other languages). The data employed for the project was obtained from primary sources via interviews. Some of t ... Continue reading---
