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| Title: | THE FOCUS SYSTEM IN OROMO A FUNClIONAL GRAMMAR A'PPROACH |
| Authors: | TAHA, YASSIN |
| Advisors: | Dr. Klaus Jedekin |
| Copyright: | Jun-1990 |
| Date Added: | 24-Nov-2012 |
| Abstract: | This study deals with the function of focus in Oromo~ It
attempts to show the different mechanisms in which focus
functions are renlized. Dik (1978) developed the theory of FG
with the view point of functional nature of a language. It
is stated in his study that ~agmatic Function is one of
the three levels of Functional nations. Focus is regarded
as one of the four ~agmatic Functions. Focus presents what
is relatively the most important or salient inforrn~tion in ~
given setting. Even though Focus is a universal f~ture of
any language~ ~he types, the scopes, the functions and
distribution of Focus vary from l~nguage to language. The
:'distribution of fo
study examines the types, the scopes, the functions ..;..llu."il.l.
Oromo in the light of Dik (1978) and (1989).
The study has three chapter.: In CMp~r;l.One ,.~a; &tatement the
Significance, the Objectives, the Limitations and Methods of the
study are introduced. In addition, previous related studies in
Oromo are also included. The theoretical framework of Functional
Grammar with the aim of introducing the basic concepts of FG in
general and the treatment of focus a~ a pragmatic function in
particular are described in Chapter Two. The Third Chapter
discusses the various focus functions in the language. The
focalizing devices, the types, the scopes ~nd functions of focus
are raised and discussed. Finally, the study presents the
summary of the preceding chapters. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3945 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Linguistics
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