Tense, Aspect and Modality in Lelemi Narrative discourse

Abstract

The purpose ofthis study was an attempt to document Lelemi tense, aspect and mood. There are primers and post- primer literature in the language that are being used in adult literacy programme in the Lelemi community. The Lelemi New Testament has been published and is being used in the churches. I have not however, found any work done exclusively on the grammar of the language. This project therefore, is to describe tense, aspect and modality in Lelemi in a formal way using linguistics theories I have learnt in class. I have also devoted the third chapter to discourse analysis and shown how important it is to the study ofthe grammar of the language.