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Contextual variability in the acceptability of Kenyan English grammatical features
(2013)
The present study set out to find out whether a number of grammatical
features assumed to be characteristic of Kenyan English would be
accepted at different levels depending on three parameters of linguistic
context: ...
Onsanse's language: Not more than two-word utterances after forty years of exposure to four languages
(2013)
This paper set out to investigate the amount and nature of language the
subject of the study (Onsanse)has learnt for four decades of exposure to
several languages after being picked up at the age of 17, when he could
produce ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dyslexia And Dysgraphia In The Reading And Writing Of English Words By Upper-Primary Pupils From Select Schools In Sabatia Sub-County In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This study sought to investigate whether there was correlation between reading impairment (dyslexia) and writing impairment (dysgraphia), and whether function words would pose a greater challenge than content words in both ...