Verb Serialisation And Consecutivisation In Igbo

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

Approval

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Table of contents

List of Abbreviations

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the study

1.2 Statement of the problem

1.3 Purpose of the study

1.4 Scope of the study

1.5 Research questions

1.6 Significance of the study

1.7 Limitations of the study

1.8 Methods of data collection

1.9 Tone marking convention

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Theoretical studies

2.1.1 Transformational generative framework

2.1.2 Non- transformational generative framework

2.2 Empirical studies

2.3 Theoretical framework

2.3.1 Standard theory (ST)

2.3.1.1 Limitation of standard theory

2.3.2 Extended standard theory (EST)

2.3.3 Revised extended standard theory (REST)

2.4 Justification of the choice of REST

2.5 Summary of the literature review

CHAPTER THREE: SEMANTIC CLASSIFICATION OF VERB SERIALISATION AND CONSECUTIVISATION IN IGBO

3.1 Re-visitation of verb serialisation and consecutivisation in Igbo

3.1.1 Defining features of verb serialisation in Igbo

3.1.2 Defining features of consecutivisation in Igbo

3.2 Semantic classification of verb serialisation and consecutivisation in Igbo

3.2.1 Instrumental verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.2 Accompaniment/comitative verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.3 Directional verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.4 Manner verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.5 Purpose verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.6 Comparative verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.7 Resultative verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.8 Benefactive verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.2.9 Simultaneous verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.3. Verb sequence in verb serialisation and consecutivisation

3.4 Summary

CHAPTER FOUR: SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE OF VERB SERIALISATION

4.1 Argument sharing in verb serialisation

4.1.1 Subject sharing

4.1.2 Object sharing

4.2 Tense and aspect marking in verb serialisation

4.2.1 Tense marking in verb serialisation

4.2.2.1 Simple past tense marker

4.2.2.2 Simple future tense marker

4.2.2 Aspect marking in verb serialisation

4.2.2.1 Progressive aspect marker

4.2.2.2 Perfective aspect marker

4.3 Negation marking in verb serialisation

4.4 Derivation of verb serialisation

4.5 Summary

CHAPTER FIVE: SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE OF CONSECUTIVISATION

5.1 Argument sharing in consecutivisation

5.1.1 Subject sharing

5.1.2 Object sharing

5.2 Tense and aspect markings in consecutivisation

5.2.1 Tense marking in consecutivisation

5.2.2.1 Simple past tense marker

5.2.2.2 Simple future tense marker

5.2.2 Aspect marking in consecutivisation

5.2.2.1 Progressive aspect marker

5.2.2.2 Perfective aspect marker

5.3 Negation marking in consecutivisation

5.4 Derivation of consecutivisation

5.5 Summary

CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONs

6.1 Summary of findings

6.2 Conclusion

6.3 Recommendations

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