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Language and the construction of a positive identity among inmates in Kenyan jails
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
This paper describes linguistic and stylistic strategies used by a group of
inmates in Kenyan jails to construct their identities in a positive way
through language. They did so in thirty-four letters which they wrote ...
Misuse of prepositions in Kenyan English: further evidence of the difficulty in choosing the “right” preposition
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The literature (mainly by Mwangi 2003 & 2004) on the use of English
prepositions in Kenyan English has shown how these were used differently
from Standard International English usage. The present study sought to find
further ...
At the mercy of others’ voices: an illustration of frequent interpreter language errors in kenyan courtrooms
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
n a sample of courts in Kenya between January and March 2008.
Drawing from data mainly consisting of transcriptions of audio-taped
discourse of official proceedings in the sample courts, the paper
illustrates the most ...
Are noun class markers in kiswahili really such a learning difficulty? A study of the use of noun class markers by pupils of the busibi primary school in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which the StandardSeven
pupils of the Busibi Primary School in the Samia District in western
Kenya would misuse the pairs of noun class markers A-WA-, LI-YA-, ...
A swot analysis of the language policies in education in Kenya and Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
This paper compares the language policies in education (past and present) in
Ethiopia and Kenya. It shows the role played by both international and
indigenous languages, e.g. as languages of instruction in education in ...
Teaching Kiswahili pronunciation in secondary schools in Kenya: the necessity to use the right information and descriptive tools
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This paper focuses on inaccuracies in the way the teaching of Kiswahili
pronunciation is provided for in textbooks recommended for secondary
schools in Kenya. The major inaccuracies consist in the following: some
of the ...
Alignment systems and passive-antipassive distribution in nilotic languages
(2015)
This paper discusses the occurrence of passive and antipassive
constructions in Nilotic languages in relation to the question of whether
Nilotic languages developed from an ergative-absolutive to a nominativeaccusative
case ...
The status of mother tongues in Kenya and China: Lessons the two countries can learn from each other
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
This paper is a comparative analysis of the language situations in China and Kenya, intended to identify the important lessons about language management in a multi-ethnic society that the two countries can learn from each ...
Mother tongues as media of instruction: The case of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
This paper advances the argument that using mother tongues as media of instruction in the lower levels of formal learning in Kenya is the best option there is for the children‟s education. The use of mother tongues as the ...
Sexual intercourse euphemisms in the Gĩkũyũ language: a cognitive linguistics approach
(2015)
The research on which this paper is based set out to identify the sexual
intercourse euphemisms used in Gĩkũyũ, a Bantu language spoken in Kenya,
then discuss the semantic and lexical processes used in those euphemisms,
and, ...