{"product_id":"affixation-and-auxiliaries-in-igbo-9789785412758","title":"Affixation and Auxiliaries in Igbo","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Virginia Chinwe Onumajuru\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: M \u0026amp; J Grand Orbit Communications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: M \u0026amp; J Grand Orbit Communications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African Languages (see also Swahili)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study focusses on affixation and auxiliaries in Igbo, drawing on data mainly from Onicha (Onitsha) Igbo. It identifies prefixes, suffixes, interfixes, circumfixes, super\/suprafixes, extensional suffixes and auxiliaries in the variety of Igbo studied. The work is presented in two sections: Section 1 discusses affixation, while Section 2 is focused on auxiliary verbs. Section 1 contains five chapters. Chapter 1 is a general introduction that provides some background information regarding O̩ ni̩cha [make sure this word is correct i.e. represented in the spelling of the language, and not just Onicha] Igbo and the speakers of the lect. Chapter 2 an overview of affixation as an important word formation process in world languages. Chapter 3 is the morpho-syntactic analysis of inflectional affixes. Chapter 4 discusses the morphosyntactic characteristics of derivational affixes, while Chapter 5 is concerned with the morpho-syntactic as well as the semantic charateristics of verbal extensions in Igbo. Section 2 is a sole chapter which discusses in a systematic manner the different types of auxiliary verbs, their uses and the effect of their co-occurrence with perfective verb forms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46480138862743,"sku":"9789785412758","price":3815.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789785412758.jpg?v=1766307862","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/affixation-and-auxiliaries-in-igbo-9789785412758","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}