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Tense And Aspect In Ogbunike Igbo
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ABSTRACT
TENSE AND ASPECT IN OGBUNIKE IGBO
Igbo language is made up of so many dialects that comprise the Igbo speaking areas of the country and is marked by certain tense and aspect just as in every other language of the world, which are used to indicate the time of events/ actions as well as the duration, inception , continuity and completion of such events/ action ie (Aspect). These dialects that make up the Igbo language have their own tense and aspect peculiar to themselves or are related in one way or the other. In this piece of work, the writer wishes to investigate and to expose tense and aspect as found in Ogbunike dialect as one of the Igbo speaking communities ie if there is any tensemarker and how they are realized. Also to portray how these tense and aspect relates with the standard Igbo, if there is any similarities or differences found within.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSThe page - - - - - - - - iApproval page - - - - - - - - iiDedication - - - - - - - - - iiiAcknowledgement - - - - - - - - ivAbstract - - - - - - - - - vTable of Contents - - - - - - - - viCHAPTER ONE1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 11.1 Background of Study - - - - - - - 21.2 Statement of Problem - - - - - - 31.3 Purpose of Study - - - - - - - 41.4 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 41.5 Research Question - - - - - - - 41.6 Scope /Limitation of Study - - - - - - 5CHAPTER TWO2. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION All the languages of the world have their own rules that must be followed by the speakers of such a language. This is called the grammar of that language. In discussing grammatical categories certain things that are discussed are number, gender that points to the Noun, while tense, aspect, mood etc. point to the verb in a sentence. Tense, points to the actual time of an event while aspect, points to the duration of an event as regards to its inception, continuation, ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]ii. Okechukwu is not washing his clothes.(C) Aspeekiti Mmaahu: (Affirmative and Negative)Aspeekiti Mmaahu shows what one is used to or what one is known for. It does not point to any time. Just like Aspeekiti Ngawanye, it makes use of the auxiliary verb “naâ€. The difference is that while Aspeekiti Ngawanye talks about an-on-going event as at the time of utterance, Aspeekiti Mmaahu shows what one is used to or what one does often times; exampleAffirmativei. Uchenna na-azu ahia.Uchenna ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREE 3.0 TENSE IN OGBUNIKE This chapter generally shows tense and how it is marked in Ogbunike Igbo. It is based on the categories of tense in Igbo language already established in the previous chapter that I will now look in- to my dialect Ogbunike Igbo, to examine the extent of their realizations in my dialect. The categories of tense to be examined are the Future Tense (Tensi Ndiniihu), the Past Tense (Tensi Ndinaazu) and the Unfulfilled Tense (Tensi Ngaraadi). 3.1 TENSI NDINIIHU: (M. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 ASPECT IN OGBUNIKE This chapter surveys aspect and how they are realized in Ogbunike Igbo based on already established categories of aspect in chapter 2. The categories include the Progressive Aspect (Aspeekiti Ngawanye), the Perfective Aspect (Asipeekiti Mmecha) the Stative Aspect (Asipeekiti Mfe) and the Habitual Aspect (Aspeekiti Mmaahu). 4.1 (ASPEEKITI NGAWANYE): (Emenajo 1978:173) refers to this category, as a set of Verbal constructions which has been variously called the ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE 5.0 SUMMARY, FINDINGS, AND CONCLUSIONS. 5.1 SUMMARY This work sets out to survey and give a detailed analysis of tense and aspect in Ogbunike dialect of Igbo. The dialect shows a high degree of some similarities with standard Igbo with regards to the realization of tense and aspect. The core area of these differences is mainly Phonological. 5.2 FINDINGS This work has examined in detail, tense and aspect in Ogbunike dialect. Tense is the form of verb that shows the actual time of ref ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCES Akanisi O.G. 2008. Tense and Aspect in Abagana Dialect. An ESU thesis, Abakiliki. Emenajo E.N. 1978. Element of Modern Igbo Grammar. Ibadan: Oxford University Press. Enemor A. O AND Osinomumu E.C 2005. Ntughe Grammar na Mofoloji di elu. Onitsha, Anambra: Next Gen Computer Press Ltd. Eyisi J. 2004 A Grammar of English the Student Companion. Awka, Anambra: Arthony publishers. Hornby A.S. 2000. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English. Sixth Edition. Oxford Universi ... Continue reading---
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSThe page - - - - - - - - iApproval page - - - - - - - - iiDedication - - - - - - - - - iiiAcknowledgement - - - - - - - - ivAbstract - - - - - - - - - vTable of Contents - - - - - - - - viCHAPTER ONE1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 11.1 Background of Study - - - - - - - 21.2 Statement of Problem - - - - - - 31.3 Purpose of Study - - - - - - - 41.4 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 41.5 Research Question - - - - - - - 41.6 Scope /Limitation of Study - - - - - - 5CHAPTER TWO2. ... Continue reading---
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