Typology of Headedness in Yorùbá Nominal Derivations

Abstract

This study examines headedness in different nominalisation processes in Yorùbá. This research aims to investigate possible unification of head analysis in Yorùbá nominalisation. Three major word formation strategies exist in Yorùbá, namely, affixation, reduplication and nounnoun compounding (N-N compounding henceforth). The morphosyntactic relationship among these three, in respect to a unifying analytical goal, has not been fairly considered. Operation merge, with other principles of the Minimalist Programme, is selected to validate my claim about the unified analysis of headedness in Yorùbá. This paper employs the qualitative method of data collection. Data were

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