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Dialogue Drama in Kenyan Political Speeches & Its Pragmatic Implications
Habwe, John Hamu (University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and African Languages, 2010)Political speech animation in Kenya can be a complicated affair allowing both the speaker and the audience to equally participate in speech animation. The audience could use the dialogue opportunity to re-direct what the ... -
Politeness Phenomena: A case of Kiswahili Honorifics
Habwe, John Hamu (University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and African Languages, 2010)This paper discusses Standard Kiswahili honorifics in Nairobi. It used observation as a means of obtaining data in Nairobi where Standard Kiswahili is also spoken. It points out that honorifics are a chief politeness ...