Symbols and Abbreviations.
Below are the abbreviations of syntactic terms used in this work
AGR Agreement
C Complementizer
CP Complementizer Phrase
DET Determiner
D-S Deep – structure
S-S Surface Structure
I Inflection
IP Inflection Phrase
N Noun
NP Noun Phrase
Q – M Question Marker
P Pronoun
SPEC Specifier
VP Verbal Phrase
V Verb
α Transformation
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Historical Background
1.2 Socio – Cultural Profile
1.3 Genetic Classification
1.4 Scope and Organization of Study
1.5 Research Methodology
1.6 Brief Review of the Chosen Frame Work
1.6.1 X-Bar Theory
1.6.2 Theta (θ) Theory
1.6.3 Case Theory
1.6.4 Binding Theory
1.6.5 Movement Theory
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Phono – Syntax of Yiwom
2.1 Sound Systems of Yiwom
2.1.1 Description of Distribution of yiwom consonant
Phonemes
2.1.2 Yiwom Vowels
2.2 Syllable Structure of Yiwom Language
2.3 Tones in Yiwom Language
2.3.1 Basic Tones in Yiwom Language
2.4 Basic Syntactic Concepts
2.4.1 Phrase Structure Rules
2.4.2 Lexical Categories in Yiwom
2.4.3 Basic Word Order
2.4.4. Sentence Types in Yiwom
2.4.4.1. The Simple Sentence
2.4.4.2 The Compound Sentence
2.4.4.3 The Complex Sentence
2.4.5 Sentence Functions
2.4.5.1 Declarative Sentence in Yiwom
2.4.5.2 Interrogative Sentence in Yiwom
2.4.5.3 Imperative Sentence
2.4.5.4. Exclamatory Sentence
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Question formation in yiwom
3.1 Transformation Rule
3.2 Types of Question Formation in Yiwom
3.2.1 Wh- Question
3.2.2 Echo Question
3.2.3 Rhetorical Question
3.2.4. Alternative Question &nb