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Gender Identity Through The Ekegusii Naming System
Otiso, Zipporah K (University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper analyses Ekegusii names and how they relate to gender identity. It shows how the naming system is basically based on the premise that a male is socialized to ‘gather wealth’, hence the term omosacha (‘man/husband’), ... -
The Gender Variable In The Meanings Assigned To Three English Address Terms By Teachers In Kenya
Otiso, Zipporah K (UoN, 2018)This paper investigated the range of meanings assigned to the address terms madam, boss and my dear in English usage in Kenya, with gender as an independent variable. It started from three working hypotheses: a) both men ...