COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NEGATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN STANDARD YORÙBÁ AND Ẹ̀GBÁ DIALECT
| dc.contributor.author | Sanusi, Issa O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-02T12:09:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-02T12:09:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper compares negative constructions in Standard Yorù bá (SY) and Ẹ̀gbá dialect (ẸD), using the Principles and Parameters theory as a theoretical framework. A major finding of this study is that while ‘má ’ is attested as a negative marker in SY, it is attested as a progressive marker in ẸD. It is also found that, the negative marker ‘kò’ is the only negative marker in SY that has variants ‘kò’ and ‘ò ’; but all negative markers in ẸD, except ‘à ì’ and ‘tì’ have variants. In terms of behaviour and features of these negative markers in different syntactic positions, a lot of differences exist between those that are attested in SY and ẸD, bringing about differences in their negative constructions. The paper concluded that, despite the fact that Ẹ̀gbá is a dialect of Yorù bá , a lot of differences were seen in their negative constructions as a result of the differences in the syntactic positions and features of the negative markers attested in the two speech forms. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/761 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | A JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST, GHANAINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES; | en_US |
| dc.subject | Negative Constructions | en_US |
| dc.subject | Standard Yorùbá | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ẹ̀gbá Dialect | en_US |
| dc.title | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NEGATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN STANDARD YORÙBÁ AND Ẹ̀GBÁ DIALECT | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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