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Pronouns in Ode Dialect: A Grammatical Analysis
Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, Ekiti State University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
- 1 Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, Ekiti State University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics·Volume 04 (2014)·Pages 701–708·Published 13 November 2014·DOI10.4236/ojml.2014.45060
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Abstract
Much attention has been paid on the pronouns in the Yoruba language by the Yoruba scholars compared to the few works on the pronouns in the dialects of Yoruba. This paper contributes to the few works on the pronouns in the dialects of Yoruba. The paper considers the pronouns in Ode, a sub-dialect of Èkìtì, and discusses the similarities and differences observed between the pronouns in Yoruba language and Ode dialect. The paper applies a descriptive approach in its analysis.
KeywordsDialectSub-DialectsPronounsSubjectObjectSingularPluralMutual Intelligibility
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