Lexical semantics of planting terms in Ihiala dialect of Igbo.

The study focuses on the semantic field theory with special emphasis on the planting terms in
Ihiala dialect of the Igbo language of the Igbo language. The study adopts the semantic field
theory as a tool for an efficient descriptive analysis of the subject matter. In the discussion of
the topic, efforts are made to explain the five planting terms discovered in the dialect under
discussion. These terms are iso, [kx, [gba, [gha and [zq with the items that fall under each
term. It is also discovered that activities which characterise each item rather than the terms
are exclusive. It is equally important to note that iso is the only term that belongs to tuber
crops and cannot be associated with any other planting item in the dialect. Our concern in this
study is to point out the terms that associate with each planting item