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The Kofyar Noun Phrase
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1.7 Data Analysis
In order to have accurate
analysis, for this research Ibadan four hundred word list, with
equivalent meaning in Kofyar language was used. Also the frame technique
used in this research is framing sentence, in English and translated to
Kofyar language, with the assistance of an information.
This enable the researcher to determine, the actual underlying form, of a
word, constituent and possible syntactic classes to which each word
belong to in Kofyar, language.
1.8 Review of the Chosen Framework
Government
and binding theory (GB) will be the analysis of noun phrase, in Kofyar
language. This theory is a modular deductive theory of universal
grammar, which posits multiple levels of representation related by the
transformational rule (Module alpha).
Hegman (1991:3)
define Government and binding as a theory of universal, grammar which is
the system of all the principle that are common to all human language.
G.B theory is otherwise know as, principle and parameters theory, in
G.B theory the grammar is a continous, interaction between component and
sub theories, embody in the different principle and parameters.
Government and biding theory is a theory of syntax in the tradition of
transformational grammar, developed principally by Noam Choamsky in the
1980s.
Horrock (1987:29) stated that core grammar, of a
given language is derive from interaction of sub-theories of universal
grammar.
These sub-theories are inter related that each of them, can account for ungrammatically of any sentence.
These sub-theories are:
Ø Government theory
Ø Case theory
Ø Control theory
Ø Binding theory
Ø X-bar theory
Ø Bounding theory
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