GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

Earlier studies on mood in Igbo record different arguments with regards to their typologies and classifications. This research aimed at finding out the position of mood in Awara dialect. Descriptive approach was used in the analysis of data and transformational Generative Grammar approach where necessary. The findings revealed three mood types in Awara: indicative, imperative and subjunctive. It was observed that the interrogative is not a distinct mood type rather it is a sub types of the indicative mood. Both the interrogative and the declarative share a morphosyntactic relationship. Most of the interrogative words are translated as WH-Question words and some as HOW-Question words (which we tag ‘ndàa Question words), although, they all are treated as ‘WH-Question words. WH-movement of the question words were observed, with the exception of the ‘ndàa’ question words which remain in-situ. Tone plays vital role in the dialect and the rule of vowel harmony is observed. In conclusion, the researcher refutes the claim on the classification of mood into four types, rather classified mood into three types.

KEYWORDS: Mood and Awàrà-Ìgbò