Browsing African Women's Studies Centre by Title
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The Interface Between Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics in Nandi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study aimed at describing the interface between syntax, semantics and pragmatics of the Nandi simple sentence using the Role and Reference Grammar. The study sought to test the adequacy of the RRG in accounting for ... -
Lived Experiences of Female Domestic Workers in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Domestic work is an informal sector which employs thousands of female workers. Despite the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention in 2011, female domestic workers face many challenges. The convention seeks to ... -
Metonymic Analysis of Body Parts: the Case of Gikuyu
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study investigates the use of metonyms in the Gikuyu language that make reference to human body parts to establish how these metonyms serve to explain different nuanced communicative functions using a variety of ... -
Mikakati Ya Utoupole Katika Tamthilia Ya Pango Ya Kyallo Wadi Wamitila
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Utafiti huu unalenga kubainisha namna mtazamo wa kipragmatiki unaweza kutumiwa kuihakiki kazi ya fasihi. Ili kufanikisha lengo hili, tamthilia ya Pango iliteuliwa kimakusudi ili ilitupatie data ya utafiti huu. Data ya ... -
Minority Language Maintenance in a Multilingual Setting: the Case of Gujarati in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study endeavored to investigate the factors that have contributed to language maintenance among Gujarati speakers in Nairobi. The study was guided by three objectives which sought to identify the vitality factors that ... -
A Pragmatic Analysis of Patriarchy and Dholuo Proverbs: the Use of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Dominance Theory.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This research study attempts a pragmatic analysis of patriarchy and Dholuo proverbs using conceptual metaphor theory which analyses the understanding of these proverbs in terms of source and target domains. Dominance Theory ... -
A Relevance- Theoretic Analysis of Discourse Markers in Lulogooli Conversations
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study focussed on the analysis of Discourse markers in conversations in Lúlogooli. The focus was particularly on conversations that occurred naturally. Using the characteristics identified by Schruoup (1999); Schifrin ... -
A Relevance-theoretic Approach to the Study of Figurative Language in Selected Homilies in Neo-pentecostal Churches in Kagio, Kirinyaga County of Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study focused on illustrating how the interpretation of figures of speech is attained in selected homilies from three sermons in Neo-Pentecostal churches in Kagio,in Kirinyaga County. In the study, I sort to clarify ... -
A Semantic Analysis of Suba Kinship Terminologies
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study is a semantic analysis of Suba kinship terms using Frame Semantic Theory. One of the ways of preserving a dying language is by writing about it; Olusuba is grouped among the endangered languages in Kenya. The ... -
Tale of Kasaya: an Autobiography of Resilience
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study focused on Eva Kasaya’s autobiography, Tale of Kasaya, which was aided to identify and then discuss the various ways that Kasaya develops the theme of resilience. The book was published in 2010 by Kwani Trust. ... -
Wholesome Education For The Girl Child In Kenya: An Assessment Of The Teaching And Learning Spaces In Selected Counties
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study looked at Wholesome Education for the Girl Child in Kenya: An Assessment of the Teaching and Learning Spaces in Selected Counties. The study focused on the two settings where teaching and learning occur; the ... -
Whose Justice? - the Dilemma in Resolving the Conflict in Northern Uganda 2005– 2015.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The effect of the Kony war to Uganda as a whole and specifically to Northern Uganda has been not only dehumanizing but devastating as well. After decades of conflict and violation of human rights , questions of justice, ...