ABSTRACT
This research work is a
contrastive study of nominal derivation in English and Ibibio languages. Both
languages are two distinct languages genetically and typologically, as such
they derive nouns from verbs at alternate positions. This remarkable difference
explains why the Ibibio learners of the target language encounter difficulties.
The study highlights the various derivational patterns in both languages,
illustrates their points of convergence and divergence and equally states the
linguistic implications of such differences on Ibibio learners. The descriptive
research method was used to collect data which were presented in tabular form.
It was discovered that the English word formation is irregular and inconsistent
than the Ibibio. Thus, this poses problem for learners. Again, in spite of the
similarities that abound in English and Ibibio languages, nominal derivation is
achieved in a peculiar way and sometimes erratic in nature.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Title
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Abstract
Table
of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Research Questions
1.6 Scope and Delimitation of the Study
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Conceptual Framework
2.2.1 Definition of Concepts
2.2.2 Nominal Derivation in English
2.2.3 Nominal Derivation in Ibibio
2.2.3.1
Classification of Nominal Derivation in Ibibio
2.3 Theoretical Framework
2.4 Related Empirical Studies
2.5 Summary of Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Research Instruments
3.4 Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND
ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research Question 1
4.3 Research Question 2
4.4 Research Question 3
4.4.1 Phonological Implications
4.4.2 Morphological Implications
4.4.3 Syntactic Implications
4.4.4 Lexical Implications
4.5 Research Question 4
4.6 Conclusion
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARYAND CONCLUSION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary of the Findings
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation for Further Research
Works
Cited
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Languages
have ways of forming new words. Word formation is a significant area of
linguistic studies. Prasad identifies nine processes of word formation in
English which include: compounding, duplication, derivation, back formation,
conversion, clipping, acronym, blending and multiple formations (64). The
concern of this work is on derivation of nouns from verbs which is within the
tenets of derivational morphology.
Morphology refers to the study of the internal structure of
words and of the systematic form-meaning correspondences between words (Booij
22). Derivation is a morphological process that results in the formation of new
lexemes which is achieved through affixation, according to Lyons quoted in
Bauer (27). Generally, derivation in linguistics is a process of forming a new
word on the basis of an existing word. This could be from any word class to
another. But we are interested in how nouns are derived from verbs. For
instance, from ‘govern’ and ‘fail’, we derive ‘government’ and ‘failure’
respectively. It, therefore, stands in contrast to inflection which forms
grammatical variants of the same word as with determine/determines/determining/
determined (Crystal 138).
The
fact that there exist different languages in the world is a clear pointer and
indication that the structures of languages differ throughout the levels of
linguistic analysis. Besides, languages belong to families and are therefore
grouped considering their typologies and genealogies. The Ibibio and English
languages are two distinct
The
Ibibio is both an ethnic group and a language within Akwa Ibom State which
occupies the South-South geo-political zone of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This ethnic group constitutes the fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria, after
the three major ones with a population of about four million. They speak Ibibio
as their mother tongue and inhabit the South Eastern part of the country
(Essien ix). It is the largest ethnic group in Akwa Ibom State with fifteen out
of the thirty-one local government areas speaking this language. As such,
Ibibio is regarded as the state language (Udoh 35).
Genetically,
the Ibibio language belongs to the Benue – Congo sub-family which in turn can
be traced to the Niger-Congo family, one of the largest language families in
Africa, according to Greenberg’s classification. By this classification, Ibibio
shares a common ancestry with the lower cross group of languages as Udoh (34)
asserts.
On the historical development, the Ibibio
language is as old as the people, dating back to centuries ago but with a
recent history as a written language, according to Essien (x), after much
frustrated attempts to attain orthography. Several attempts at making Ibibio a
written language met with setback. Thus, the language remained unwritten and
unofficial for decades until 1983, when with the sponsorship of an.....
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