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The KÀnÃngkÓn Noun Phrase
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AFRICA
Niger-Congo Khoisa Nilo-saharan Afroasiatic
West mande kru Benue-Congo Adamawa Kwa Gur
Eastern
Junkunoid Platoid Bantoid Cross- river
Tarokoid
Southern Western Northern North Eastern Southwestern
Eastern
Legeri Ningye KANINGKON Che Hasha Sanga
Fig 1.2 Adapted from Blench (1998).
1.6. Scope and organization of the study
This
research work focuses on the noun phrase of Kaningkon language. The
whole work shall consist of five chapters in all. The chapters are
divided as follows.
Chapter one shall focus on the introduction
to the work. Under this chapter, we shall examine the general
background, the historical background, geographical location,
sociocultural profile and the genetic classification of the language.
The chapter shall further examine the scope and organization of the
study, the theoretical framework, data collection and analysis. We shall
also review briefly, the chosen theoretical framework.
Chapter
two shall focus on the basic phonological and syntactical concepts of
Kaningkon language. Under these, we shall be examining the sound
inventory and syllable structure of the language. We shall also look at
syntactic concepts like phrase structure rules, lexical categories,
phrasal categories, basic word orders and sentences.
Chapter
three shall examine the noun phrase of Kaningkon language which is the
focus of this work. We shall examine the position of noun within the
Noun phrase, such as the modification of Noun phrase by adjective,
determiner and preposition. The chapter shall also look at the syntactic
roles of Noun phrase in a sentence.
In chapter four, we shall
focus on the transformation processes such relativisation, negation,
question formation and reflexivisation.
Chapter five shall give
the summary and conclusion of the work. This chapter shall also include
the recommendation that is relevant to the development of the language.
1.7. Theoretical framework
According to Sanusi(1996:18 ), some of the earlier formal theories of
grammar that have been developed and used as methodological tools for
analyzing language data include the following; Traditional or Classic
Grammar, Structural or Taxonomic Grammar, Systemic Grammar,
Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG) and Government and Binding
(GB) theory. Such theories are used as theoretical framework or
methodological tools for analyzing language data (Sanusi, 1996)
The Government and Binding (GB) theory shall be used in this work to
analyze the noun phrase of Kaningkon language. Government and Binding
theory is chosen because; it seeks to capture the similarities between
different categories of lexical phrases by assigning the same structure
to them (Cheryl, 1999:5). We shall examine the Government and Binding
theory in details subsequently
1.8. Data Collection
There are
two types of data collection, the informant method and introspective
method (Sanusi, 1996:15). The method used in collecting data for this
work is informant method. Informant method is a method whereby a native
speaker of the language under study provides relevant linguistic
information about his language (Sanusi, 1996:15). Our informant is Mr.
Williams, Emmanuel. He is a native of Àmèrè in Jema’a local government
of Kaduna state, Nigeria. He is thirty years old. He spent nineteen
years in his home town. He works with Nigerian police force in Ilorin.
We make use of ‘Ibadan wordlist of 400basic items’. In addition to
this, frame technique was also used. Frame technique is a technical word
for sentences prepared in English to get syntactical structure of the
language understudy (crystal, 2008). Unstructured oral interview were
also used in collecting data. This is to enable us get detail
information about the sociocultural profile of the language.
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