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Aspects Of Gunganchi Verb Phrase
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1.5 SCOPE AND ORGANISATION OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the study is to closely examine the aspects of Gunganchi
verb phrase. The Government and Binding (GB) theory will be examined
and a detailed analysis of case theory will be carried out. There are
five chapters in all.
Chapter one introduces the topic of the
study, the language of study and the people. It gives a historical as
well as socio- cultural account of the speakers including the genetic
classification of the language.
A review of literature is
carried out in the same chapter. Some earlier theories of grammar are
examined in this chapter. The Government and Binding theory, which is
the theoretical frame work used with its modules are discussed in
details.
Chapter two examines the phonological concepts and
basic syntactic concepts of the language. It also discusses the sound
inventory, tonal and syllable inventories of the language as well as the
lexical categories.
The structures of Gunganchi verb phrase as well as verb classification are accounted for in the next chapter.
Chapter four explains the transformational processes that occur in
Gunganchi language. Finally in chapter five, a summary of the entire
research, observation and recommendation are offered. The research will
come to an end in the same chapter and the list of references is
attached.
1.6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
The theoretical
framework used for this research is the Government and Binding (GB)
theory otherwise known as principles and parameters theory. In the
following sections of this chapter, attempts will be made to examine the
details of the modules of this theory like case theory, theta theory,
Binding theory and Government theory. A brief survey of some earlier
theories of grammar will also be carried out.
1.7DATA COLLECTION
The method of data collection used in this project is the
contact/informant
method. Linguistic data was collected for this study by making use of
language informant who is a native speaker of Gunganchi language. The
data was collected through the use of frame technique and the Ibadan
word – list of 400 basic items.
Below are pieces of information about the informant:
Name: CORPORAL LABBO ALKALI
SEX: MALE
AGE: 40
OCCUPATION: SOLDIER
NO OF YEARS SPENT IN GUNGANCHI: 20 Years
OTHER LANGUAGES SPOKEN: HAUSA AND ENGLISH
1.8 DATA ANALYSIS
To ensure an efficient data analysis in this research, all data
received are accurately transcribed. The morphemes that made up the
phrases and sentences are also carefully glossed.
The data
collected are worked upon according to how the native speakers use it
without imposing any extraneous rules or norm of correctness.
The sub – theories of GB theory
As mentioned earlier, these sub – theories interplay and dictate what
can be moved from where (extraction site) and to where (landing site).
The modules account for ungrammaticality resulting from violations of
rules and conditions. These modules include case theory, theta theory,
binding theory, government theory, control theory and bounding theory.
The relationship between one sub – theory and the other is shown below
MODULAR THEORY OF GRAMMAR
X – BAR THEORY Projection Principle
D – STRUCUTRE Lexicon
Move – α θ – Theory
Bounding (O criterion)
S – Structure
Logical form
Phonetic Form
FIG 1.1: MODULAR THEORY OF GRAMMAR
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