Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Subject "University of Nairobi Journal of Linguistics and Languages"
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The acquisition of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) and its significance as a mother tongue and medium of instruction in schools for the deaf in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper outlines the importance of KSL in the teaching of deaf learners in Kenya by examining the acquisition and use of KSL in the family, school and the Kenyan society at large. It, therefore, argues for early ... -
The Agreement Phrase in Phrase Structure Derivations in Western Nilotic Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In this paper we explore the differences in the Agreement Phrase that have arisen in Western Nilotic languages, a sub-family of the Nilo-Saharan language family. We adopt a Principles and Parameters approach which makes ... -
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 ... -
Approaching mother-tongue education as a personal and societal development strategy
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper underscores the need for a broadly defined market orientation in our advocacy for mother-tongue learning, as well as in the research that seeks to establish the value of mother-tongue competence in Africa. The ... -
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-, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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: ... -
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 ... -
Effects of mother tongue loss on individuals and communities
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Drawing from the Kenyan experience, this paper seeks to address the situation in which individuals find themselves when they lose their mother tongue, either through language shift, language loss or language death. It thus ... -
Examining the indigenious wisdom in Ekegusii proverbs
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper examines the cultural values and wisdom that are transmitted through Ekegusii proverbs. It demonstrates how proverbs are used to comment on a variety of human experiences and to maintain societal order. Some of ... -
Expanding the sociolinguistic space for the emergence of hybrid mother tongues in Africa: The case of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper examines the key factors to consider when selecting the language(s) that would be most appropriate as media of instruction in schools within a multi-cultural and multilingual setting - in this case Nairobi, the ... -
Inflection in Toposa: A VSO language in morpho - syntactic theory.
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Inflectional forms of tense and aspect in Ateso
(2015)This paper is an analysis of tense and aspect in Ateso, an Eastern Nilotic language. Ateso distinguishes between past and non-past tenses: the past tense is marked by a low tone on the syllable peaks of the verb, while ... -
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 ... -
Language Issues in a Multilingual Society: the Kenyan Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In many developing countries, language issues have taken a back seat. Here in Kenya, there are more than forty local languages in use by the various ethnic communities. Whereas some politicians have campaigned for the ... -
Mchongoano and the ethnography of communication
(2015)This paper is an attempt to give an ethnographic description of mchongoano in order to understand how it achieves its objectives. Mchongoano is a verbal duelling game popular with young people in Kenya but also appreciated ... -
Misuse of Kiswahili noun class markers in Kenya: illustration with the case of the Kiswahili of form-three students of the Akiba secondary school in Nairobi
(Linguistics and Languages, University of Nairobi, 2010)The aim of this paper was to establish the extent of misuse of noun class markers in written Kiswahili in Kenya. It illustrates with the case of the Kiswahili of Form Three students of the Akiba Secondary School in Nairobi. ... -
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 ... -
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 ...