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Coordinating And Subordinating Conjunctions In Uda
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1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The researcher considers
conjunctions as having a major role to play in communication. This work
sets out to investigate the use of conjunctions in Uda, and also
identify the functions (roles) and position of each conjunction in Uda.
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Conjunctions belong to a class of expressions which share a common set
of grammatical properties (Radford 1997:37). They are among the word
class or parts of speech that form the basis of English syntax as well
as that of Uda. The study of conjunctions will enrich knowledge in
analyzing conjunctions in Uda and practically to be a reference for the
next researcher in analyzing conjunctions found in Uda.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This work on “Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions in Uda†lies
within the domain of syntax. This research is restricted to the
identification and description of the functions carried out by
coordinators and subordinators in Uda language.
1.5 ORGANISATION OF THE STUDY
The research is directed towards the identification of coordinators and
subordinators in Uda language. The definitions of the subject matter,
the various types, environments where they occur as well as the clause
structures.
Also, the distinctions between the coordinators and
subordinators will be treated and the strategies for deciding which
sentences comprise coordinators and subordinators are also examined.
The research project is organized into 5 chapters
Chapter one: Introduces the topic, including the objectives and significance of the study
Chapter two: This chapter is concerned with the review of literature on the subject matter
Chapter three: This deals with the collection of data
Chapter four: focuses on the discussion of our findings on conjunctions in Uda language
Chapter five: Here, the work is concluded and further recommendations on the use of Uda language are suggested.
1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This research work faced some limitations as a result of financial
constraints, lack of support from the native speakers (speech community)
as well as inadequate time for the research. Subordinating Conjunctions
Also,
since there was no written document on the language, the research is
limited to Oral interviews from informants. Subordinating Conjunctions
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