Abstract:
This thesis focuses on some aspects of morphological and phonological differences
between Gomoa and Iguae subdialects of the Fante dialect of the Akan language. It is a
comparative study modeled within the framework of generative phonology. The data used
for the study come from recorded speeches and conversations in Gomoa and Iguae
subdialects of Fante. The work talks about the ethnographic linguistic Akan and language
in general. On morphological differences, the study compares some affixes between the
subdialects under study. The discussion on phonological difference deals with the
description of the Fante vowels with vowel sequences and some aspects of vowel
harmony. Some syllable types and vowel insertion, vowel elision, consonant deletion and
also tone, which play a vital role in Akan language, are also discussed. The focus of tonal
alternation is on habitual, perfect, progressive and past tense.
Description:
A Thesis in the Department of APPLIED LINGUISTICS Faculty of LANGUAGES
EDUCATION submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of
Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the
Master of Philosophy (Applied Linguistics) Degree