Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Title
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Sustaining continual improvement in ISO certification in public institutions: a case of ISO certified public institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)In view of the challenges faced in operationalization and implementation of Quality management systems in ISO certified state corporations, this research project provides for an avenue to establish the post certification ... -
The Swynnerton Plan and the Customary Trust Holding
(University of Nairobi,School of law,, 1984-04) -
Symbolism in oral narratives of the Samburu of Baawa Location
(Department of Arts, 2004)An analysis of the oral narratives of the Samburu of Baawa location exposes a rich employment of symbols. These symbols are either generated within the performance or imported from the community's ... -
Symbolism and imagery: an analysis of Bessie Bead's fictional works.
(Arts-Literature and linguistics, 1987)This thesis is entitled "Symbolism and Imagery: An analysis of Bessie Head's fictional works." It examines the following four titles, A Question of Power, When Rain Clouds Gather, Maru and selected short stories from ... -
Symbolism in the Abagusii Busaa Party Oral Poetry and Its Impact on the Community
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study examines dominant symbols in Abagusii busaa party oral poetry and their impact on the society. The Symbols features greatly in many songs and oral poetry and its contribution to the society has not been given ... -
Symbolism in the drama of John m. Ruganda.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1990-08)This study begins with a personal literary biography of the playwright, John M. Ruganda. It is established that his dramatic style is dominated by symbolism, and that his symbols are mainly derived from African ... -
Symbolism in Uganda Poetry
(2012)This study aims to investigate the nature of symbolism as the main literary technique in the expression of thought in Ugandan Poetry. The study was warranted on the assertion that since the dawn of the humankind, symbolism ... -
A synchronic analysis of the phonological Processes of the Gikuyu vowel system
(2007)Our study covers the phonological processes that involve vowels III Gikiiyii using the natural generative phonology framework. Chapter one has the research proposal which constitutes the background to the language under ... -
A synchronic segmental morphophonology of standard kiswahili
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy, 2008)This study investigates the sound changes that are evident in Standard Kiswahili. It uses a synchronic approach in analyzing Standard Kiswahili phonemes and eventually lays down phonemic inventory for all the phonemes. The ... -
A synchronic study of the major phonological processes of the Lunyore and Lutachoni dialects of Luyia consonantal systems.
(2005)This thesis is a description of the morphophonology of Lunyore and Lutachoni consonantal systems using the theoretical framework of Natural Generative phonology propounded by Vennemann (1972) and developed by Joan ... -
A synchronic survey of Kiembu dialects
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study attempts to establish and describe the dialects of Kiembu by comparing their phonological, morphological and lexical features. In order to establish the extent of the variations in Kiembu, the research is set ... -
The Syndrome of Child Abuse: Its Magnitude and Effects on the Victims in Bahati
(University of Nairobi, 2005) -
The Synergy Between Development and the Realization of Durable Solutions for Refugees Within Africa: Towards a Right's Based Agenda for the African Union
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A Syntactic and Lexical Analysis of Two Selected German Bible Translations: Schlachter Version 2000 and Hoffnung Für Alle Version
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research is a comparative analysis of two German Bible versions i.e. Schlachter Version 2000 and Höffnung für Alle version. The research set out to undertake a syntactic and lexical analysis of both Bible versions. A ... -
A syntactic examination of empty categories in the syntax of Gichuka: Government-binding
(University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and Languages, university of Nairobi, 2008-07)This study is an attempt to describe the empty categories in Gichuka synchronic syntax within the framework of Government-Binding theory as proposed in Chomsky (1981). The research problem mainly focused on examining the ... -
Syntactic patterns of Anaphoric relations in Lubukusu: representation and interpretation in a minimalist perspective
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This thesis examines how LuBukusu, a Bantu language spoken in western Kenya, ' achieves anaphoric relations in syntactic constructions. The main idea is that syntactic constituents, mainly NPs, are interpreted as being co ... -
Syntactic representation and interpretation of reflexivity in Kikamba: a minimalist approach
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This work is primarily concerned with how reflexivity in Kikamba is syntactically represented and interpreted using Derivation by Phase theory of the Minimalist Program. The study specifically deals with the various ... -
A syntactic study of the inter-language of Kikuyu learners of English as a second Language
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, 2001)The objective of this study was to identify as well as analyse and describe both quantitatively and qualitatively the emerging IL syntax of a sample of Kikuyu Learners of English as an L2. The cross-sectional study which ... -
The syntax and pragmatics of the Gichuka sentence: a challenge to the minimalist program analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study is an analysis of the syntax and pragmatics of Gichuka sentences within the framework of the Minimalist Program, as proposed by Chomsky (1995a), and the Relevance theory as proposed by Sperber and Wilson (1986). The ... -
The syntax of control constructions in Kikuyu: a lexical functional grammar approach
(University of Narobi, 2014)This study endeavoured to test the claims of Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG)-which developed as an alternative to transformational theory-using control in Kikuyu. Government and Binding (GB) Theory formed the background. ...
