Chima Uzoma Okpo
Department of Igbo Language
Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo.
Ebonyi state, Nigeria.
Abstract.
This study was carried out to identify some aspects of the derivational morphology of a language group in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study also identified some differences between the Edda dialect to other languages and some morphological manifestations of the Edda dialect of the Igbo language. Two research questions were developed in line with the purpose of the study. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study consisted of 2449 lecturers and 92 students and the sample comprised 1000 lecturers and 30 secondary school students from the area of study. This sample was drawn using a multi-stage sampling technique A-10 item instrument termed “A study of aspects of derivational morphology questionnaire (ASADMQ) was used by the researchers for data collection. The instrument was first validated by experts and reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistics and the reliability index was 0.05. The administration and retrieval of the instrument were through direct contact and the use of research assistants. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions. While the z-test was used to analyze the hypotheses. Findings on the hypotheses tested revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean responses of lecturers and students from Ebonyi State on the items presented. Regular practice of the Edda dialect with lecturers and students and motivating students to see derivational morphology as a very important aspect of the morphology of human language were recommended.
Keywords: Aspects, Derivational, Morphology, Language.
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