dc.description.abstract | This study examined the Syntax of the Written English of Kenyan Deaf Learners (KDL). It
adapted lnterlanguage (IL) as its theoretical framework. The study was designed to examine the
extent to which Kenyan Sign Language (KSL), among other factors, contributes to the formation
of lnterlanguage Syntactic Strings. The data for this study was collected from creative
compositions written by Kenyan Deaf Secondary School Learners whose first language is
Kenyan Sign Language. All the Interlanguage Syntactic Strings were identified and classified into
four categories according to the nature of their occurrence. The identified strings related to the
following grammatical categories.
a) Noun phrases
b) Verb phrases
c) Prepositional phrases
d) Word order
After the description of the syntactic strings, an explanation was provided on the possible
causes of their occurrence. It was found out that Kenyan Sign Language, among other factors,
contributes to the formation of Interlanguage Syntactic Strings. | en_US |