Verb tonology in Olunyala

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dc.contributor.authorOnyango, Jacktone Okello
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-15T13:26:39Z
dc.date.available2011-12-15T13:26:39Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-15
dc.descriptionThe PL 8474.L8O5en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the inherent relationship between the three grammatical categories of tense, mood and aspect and the tonal pattern of the Olunyala verb. It also attempted to determine the rules and principles that govern those tonal patterns in view of the verbal grammatical categories. Fifty-four tape-recorded interviews were conducted, from which two hundred and six verbs were sampled and classified. Lexical Phonology and Morphology theory was used to analyze the verbs by comparing the basic verb tone pattern with the derived tone pattern conditioned by the grammatical category of the verb. This was followed by the formulation of rules governing the tone patterns. The study was presented by using textual description, diagrams and tables. It was found out that various tense and mood categories affect the tone pattern of the Olunyala verb but aspect does not. The study also showed that there are six productive tone rules that govern surface tone patterns in the Olunyala verb and that these surface tone patterns are influenced by phonological, morphological and syntactic factors. This study is an important source of information for people who need teaching materials for Olunyala language and translators of Olunyala into English. It also contributes to the stock of reference materials for researchers on Bantu tonology. The study calls for further investigation on issues related to verb tonology. These include the syntactic aspects of tone, the tonal patterns of other word categories including adjectives, adverbs and nouns, the lexical and pragmatic functions of tone in language, and the tonal similarities and differences between Olunyala and other Oluluyia dialects.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2009
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLuyia language//Luyia language--Grammar--Comparative and general--Verbsen_US
dc.titleVerb tonology in Olunyalaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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