Negation in Languages: A Urhobo Perspective

This paper examines negation and types of tense in Urhobo. It also identifies marker(s) the manner which these are used sentences. Transformational generative grammar theory analysis was work. The aim this study is to determine syntactic characteristics shows that negative construction Urhobo language involves doubling last vowel word sentences; or what may be called lengthening lexical item sentence. Also, low-high tone can do same function as grammatical tone. observed a natural phenomenon cuts across Urhobo, orthographic representation low tone, copying final vowel, written contiguously while other markers separately. operates suffixation. Finally, work reveals ejo, je, odie oyen