Trends in the Study of Languages & Linguistics in Nigeria: A Festschrift for Philip Akụjụọobi NwachukwuOzo-mekuri Ndimele |
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... imperative sentence . 1.2.5 . Inceptive non - imperative auxiliary ( INIAUX ) This auxiliary has the form ɗa . It means ' about to do something ' or ' be in the middle of an activity or a state ' . A noteworthy observation about the ...
... imperative sentence . 1.2.5 . Inceptive non - imperative auxiliary ( INIAUX ) This auxiliary has the form ɗa . It means ' about to do something ' or ' be in the middle of an activity or a state ' . A noteworthy observation about the ...
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... imperative auxiliary ' ( IIAUX ) This auxiliary , whose form is ɓuka ( ma ) , has already been discussed in 1.2.4 . We are discussing it here again because of its interaction with mood . The modal meaning inherent in this auxiliary ...
... imperative auxiliary ' ( IIAUX ) This auxiliary , whose form is ɓuka ( ma ) , has already been discussed in 1.2.4 . We are discussing it here again because of its interaction with mood . The modal meaning inherent in this auxiliary ...
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... imperatives by adding a high - tone - rV suffix to the -CV stem thus : Imperative = -CV + -rV Below are some examples with high and low tone stems : 87 ) -bú ọnụ Búrú ' starve ' o nū biá Carry - SF mouth come 88 ) -kwo ' carry on the ...
... imperatives by adding a high - tone - rV suffix to the -CV stem thus : Imperative = -CV + -rV Below are some examples with high and low tone stems : 87 ) -bú ọnụ Búrú ' starve ' o nū biá Carry - SF mouth come 88 ) -kwo ' carry on the ...
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Applied Linguistics Sociolinguistics | 21 |
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