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Inflection in Toposa, a VSO Language in Morpho-syntactic Theory
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This paper presents a morpho-syntactic approach to inflection as suggested under the new Minimalist Program (Chomsky 1993/1995). The language under consideration is Toposa, an Eastern Nilotic language which is highly ...
Vowel Systems of Kenyan Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
This paper is an attempt at a phonological classification of all Kenyan languages, based on their vowel systems. It attempts to demonstrate that, by concentrating only on vowels, it is possible to show similarities as well ...
Aspects of the vocabulary of Kenyan English: an overview
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
From a variety of sources, this paper has gleaned a substantial amount of
information on specific aspects of the vocabulary of the Kenyan English
variety. This information provides evidence that as a second language
variety ...
Simplifying the Rules in the Grammar of Kenyan English
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
This paper looks at the grammatical (i.e. syntactic and morphological) features of ‘Kenyan
English’. With reference, as the target, to the grammar of what one could call standard
'international' English, the features in ...
Language Issues in a Multilingual Society: the Kenyan Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
In many developing countries, language issues have taken a back seat. Here in Kenya, there are more than forty local languages in use by the various ethnic communities. Whereas some politicians have campaigned for the ...
Planning Second Language Curricula: Needs Analysis and Behavioural Objectives
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
On the underlying assumption that the student should be at the centre of the learning process, this paper attempts an overview of different types of needs that students may have when learning a foreign language. It also ...
Written requests in Kenyan English: an illustration of L1 culture adaptation in L2 acquisition
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This paper seeks to illustrate the observation from studies on second
language acquisition and use that culture-specific aspects of a given language
can be adapted to the norms of the culture of the linguistic community ...
Null Heads and Dp-Internal Concord in Bari
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This paper provides evidence from Bari, an Eastern Nilotic language found in the southern Sudan, that not all that are known as ‘Determiners’ are generated in the D-head of DP as has been advocated by Abney (1987) and ...
The Relevance of Ethnobotanical Studies to Linguistic Vitality: The Case of Plant Use and Classification Among the Digo of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This article summarises the findings of ethnobotanical research conducted among the Digo
people of Kwale District, Kenya, together with applications of this research for the benefit of
the local community and implications ...
The Agreement Phrase in Phrase Structure Derivations in Western Nilotic Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
In this paper we explore the differences in the Agreement Phrase that have arisen in Western Nilotic languages, a sub-family of the Nilo-Saharan language family. We adopt a Principles and Parameters approach which makes ...