Word Formation in Gedeo
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2006-05
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Addis Ababa University
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This paper describes the word formation p r ocesses, i. e . affix ation,
compoundi ng, and reduplicatio n, in Gedeo . 1t is organized in six
c h a pters . The fir st ch a pter p re sents the in t roductory statemen ts in
which the b ack g round, objective, s ignifi can ce, m e thodolo gy, and
limitation of th e thesis are stated . In the second chapter, e a rlie r accounts
of works o n the phonology and morpho lo gy o f Gedeo, alon g with b ri ef
descript io n s of th e people, th e a r ea, a nd the la n guage are discussed .
Some theoretical issues of th e present study h ave a lso been tre ated
under t his cha pte r. The third chapter deals with affixation in G e deo,
where suffixation is the only process to take place . Different suffixe s wi th
a categorical status Pf,f Vl f, and Aaf are identifie d in the language, and
s e rved to de rive nominal, verbal , and adjectiva l forms. Since suffixes are
considere d as heads of deriva tion, based on lexicalists' view, all the
d e riv a ti ves 111 Gedeo take the feature of their suffixes by fe a ture
p e rcola tion. The fourth_ chapter is concerned with compound fo=ation .
About four compound classes, which include compound nouns, verbs,
adjectives, a nd ad ver.b:s , are attested in the language. The fifth chapter
discusses t he possible reduplication processes in Gedeo, where both
partial a nd complete reduplications are identifie d . Finally, chapter six
presents a conclusion.
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Word Formation