WH-QUESTION IN KỌRING (THE MOVEMENT OF THE WH-ELEMENT IN QUESTION FORMATION IN KỌRING)

Wh-movement is a transformational process which causes the displacement of a wh-element from its base generated position to string initial position. This movement process is used to structurally change a wh-question. This study
investigated the movement of wh-elements in question formation in Kọring. Kọring is a minority language spoken in parts of Ebonyi and Benue states. The data used in the analysis were collected from a series of fieldwork undertaken
by the researcher. The data were analysed, using the minimalist framework of Chomsky (1993, 1995). It is found that both the LF wh-movement and the syntactic wh-movement are existing in question formation in Kọring. It is also
found that the application of syntactic wh-movement in Kọring has its own parameter of insertion and movement of constituents.

BY EJIOFOR, EUGENE UCHECHUKWU, A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARMENT OF LINGUISTICS, FACULTY OF ARTS, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE (M.A.) IN LINGUISTICS