dc.contributor.author | Gathogo, Rahab W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-18T13:47:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-18T13:47:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master Of Arts In Linguistics, U niversity of Nirobi, 2013. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/59320 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study is about evaluation of translation of neologisms in Gĩkũyũ radio broadcasts as
they are translated by Gĩkũyũ radio presenters. In view of this study, neologisms are
words which were not initially part of the Gĩkũyũ lexicon. However, they have come into
use as a result of technological advancements, scientific inventions and socio-economic
interactions.
This study investigated the translation strategies that are employed by the Gĩkũyũ radio
presenters in the translation of neologisms in radio broadcast. This study also appraised
whether Gĩkũyũ radio presenters interpreted, translated and communicated appropriately
and effectively in Gĩkũyũ which is the target language.
This study was limited to an assessment of neologisms from topical issues, news items
and newspaper reviews in Gĩkũyũ radio stations. It restricted itself to two Gĩkũyũ radio
stations namely Kameme FM and Cooro FM. The researcher used an eclectic theoretical
approach, emphasis was put on some tenets of the relevance theory and skopos theory.
The study also utilized a combination of interview schedules and listening to aired
programmes for data elicitation from a number of respondents. The researcher presents a
detailed analysis of a number of neologisms that were encountered in the course of
broadcasting and the translation strategies that were employed in translating them.
The researcher also assessed the effectiveness of these translation strategies that were
employed by the radio presenters, noting that some were effective while others were
ineffective. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Translation of Neologisms: a Case Study of Gĩkũyũ Radio Broadcast | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Department Of Linguistics And Languages | en |