A Comparative Study Of Cleft Formation In The Syntax Of Nsukka And Standard Igbo

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Table of contents

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.0 Background to the Study

1.1. Statement of the Problem

1.2 Purpose of the Study

1.3 Research Question

1.4 Scope of the Study

1.5 Significance of the Study

1.6 Limitation of the Study

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction

2.1 Sentences

2.1.1 Syntax

2.2 Theoretical Studies

2.2.1 Movement Transformation

2.2.2 Adjunction Transformation

2.2.3 Substitution Transformation

2.3 Cleft in Syntax

2.3.1 Relative Clause in Cleft Sentence

2.3.1.1 Question – Element as Prepositional Complement

            within Noun Phrase (in formal English)

2.3.1.2 Question-Element as Nominal Object

2.3.2 Types of Cleft Sentence

2.3.2.1 Pseudo- Cleft Sentence

2.3.2.2  Focus/ Post –Focus Cleft Sentence

2.3.2.3  All Focus Cleft Sentence

2.3.2.4  Broad Focus Cleft Sentence

2.3.3 Cleft in Other Languages: French, Italian Japanese, Chinese etc

2.4 Structural Differences in Clause-Cleft Relatives

2.5 Empirical Studies

2.6 Summary of Review

CHAPTER THREE: DATA ANALYSIS

3.0 Introduction

3.1 Cleft Formation in Standard Igbo

3.1.1 Pseudo Cleft in Standard Igbo

3.1.2 All Focus Cleft in Standard Igbo

3.1.3 Post Focus Cleft in Standard Igbo

3.1.4 Broad Focus Cleft in Standard Igbo

3.2 Cleft Formation in Nsukka Dialect

3.2.1 Pseudo-Cleft in Nukka Dialect

3.2.2  Post Focus Cleft in Nsukka Dialect

3.2.3  All Focus Cleft in Nsukka Dailect

3.2.4  Broad Focus Cleft in Nsukka Dialect

CHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

4.0 Introduction

4.1. Conclusions

4.2 Recommendations for Further Research

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