A STUDY OF LEXICO-STRUCTURAL AMBIGUITY IN THE ANAANG LANGUAGE: CULTURAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS
Authors: Nnenna Igbokwa
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17366548
Published: July 2025
Abstract
<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the sociological and anthropological culture of the Anaang language of Ikot Ekpene Variety in Akwa Ibom State, from the viewpoint of lexico-structural ambiguity. The thematic considerations include lexical ambiguity, structural ambiguity, idiomatic constructions, polysemy and homonymy in Anaang language of Ikot Ekpene Variety. This study explains the features of these concepts, their characteristics, contrasts the semantics relations. Meaning is central to communication. Various scholars have attempted to give their views on meaning. Semantic relationship deals with an association between the meanings of words at the word level and sentences at the sentence level. The choice for this topic came as a quest to show the sociological and anthropological culture of the Anaang language of Ikot Ekpene Variety. The study used a random sampling technique. The instrument used for the collection of data was the Anaang word list. Findings reveal that polysemy and homonymy are aspects of meaning relation. This work is a fallible foundation for understanding the words, their meaning, and their usage in Anaang language of Ikot Ekpene Variety.</p>
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