Connectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect

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dc.contributor.advisorBowerman, Sean
dc.contributor.advisorMesthrie, Rajend
dc.contributor.authorIfyede, Henrietta Chimto
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-31T13:43:49Z
dc.date.available2020-12-31T13:43:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis study provides a description of connectives in Igbo, focusing on the Standard Igbo and Nsukka dialect varieties. These connectives in Igbo are realised mainly through conjunctions and a few adverbials and previous works on connectives in Igbo have hugely focused on connectives in the Standard Igbo variety (Emenanjo 2015). And so, the main aim of this work was to identify the connectives in both varieties and conduct a syntactic comparative analysis, thereby adding to the existing connectives in the literature. This work explores connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka Dialect and their similarities. It also highlights the difference between connectives in both varieties. Data for this work was gotten through the researcher's intuitive knowledge and by conducting unstructured interviews with native speakers. The major finding is that there are a limited number of connectives in the Standard Igbo and even a fewer number in the Nsukka Dialect and these connectives are more similar than different syntactically. One of the questions addressed by the study is the role of English in the Igbo language in general, and how this specifically affects connectives in Igbo. It does so by thoroughly reviewing code-switching and related concepts. This work concludes that the differences in connectives in both varieties are merely morphological.
dc.identifier.apacitationIfyede, H. C. (2020). <i>Connectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect</i>. (Master Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32492en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationIfyede, Henrietta Chimto. <i>"Connectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect."</i> Master Thesis., University of Cape Town, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32492en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationIfyede, H.C. 2020. Connectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect. Master Thesis. University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32492en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Ifyede, Henrietta Chimto AB - This study provides a description of connectives in Igbo, focusing on the Standard Igbo and Nsukka dialect varieties. These connectives in Igbo are realised mainly through conjunctions and a few adverbials and previous works on connectives in Igbo have hugely focused on connectives in the Standard Igbo variety (Emenanjo 2015). And so, the main aim of this work was to identify the connectives in both varieties and conduct a syntactic comparative analysis, thereby adding to the existing connectives in the literature. This work explores connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka Dialect and their similarities. It also highlights the difference between connectives in both varieties. Data for this work was gotten through the researcher's intuitive knowledge and by conducting unstructured interviews with native speakers. The major finding is that there are a limited number of connectives in the Standard Igbo and even a fewer number in the Nsukka Dialect and these connectives are more similar than different syntactically. One of the questions addressed by the study is the role of English in the Igbo language in general, and how this specifically affects connectives in Igbo. It does so by thoroughly reviewing code-switching and related concepts. This work concludes that the differences in connectives in both varieties are merely morphological. DA - 2020 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - Connectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect TI - Connectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32492 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32492
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationIfyede HC. Connectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect. [Master Thesis]. University of Cape Town, 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32492en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.departmentLinguistics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subject.otherLinguistics
dc.titleConnectives in Igbo: A syntactic analysis of connectives in the Standard Igbo and the Nsukka dialect
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMA
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceMaster Thesis
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