A Comparative Study of Negation in Igbo and Etulo

Chikelu Ihunanya Ezenwafor-Afuecheta

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A Comparative Study of Negation in Igbo and Etulo

Chikelu Ihunanya Ezenwafor-Afuecheta

Published in International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 7, Issue 3)

Received: 13 January 2021 Accepted: 19 May 2021 Published: 23 August 2021

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This paper examines the negation typology of two Benue Congo languages, Igbo and Etulo. It discusses the similarities and differences evident in the negation marking strategies of both languages. From our findings, it is observed that despite the differences, Etulo and Igbo unanimously make a distinction between the standard negation marker and other types of negation markers such as the prohibitive negation marker as in Igbo and the interrogative negation marker as in Etulo. The distinction made in both languages lends support to the assumption in negation studies that the negative morpheme associated with standard negation often differs from the negative marker used in the negation of other construction types such as the prohibitive, and polar questions. This work adopts a descriptive approach in the analysis of the Igbo and Etulo language data. The Igbo language data presented and analyzed were obtained from the existing grammatical description of negation in Igbo while the Etulo language data were obtained from Etulo language consultants using the elicitation method.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijalt.20210703.11
Page(s)	83-86
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Etulo, Igbo, Negation, Prohibitive, Polar Questions, Standard Negation

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Department of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

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