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    Lexical Variation and Change in Kiimenti Nouns as Spoken in Meru County, Kenya.
    (2013-12-23) Gitonga, P. M.; Njoroge, Martin C.; kebeya, H.
    The proposed study will seek to investigate lexical variation and change in Kimeru language. In particular, it will focus on lexical variation and change in the Imenti dialect of the Kimeru language. It will seek to establish the nature of lexical variation and change both regionally and in correlation with the social aspects of age, gender and rural-urban-dichotomy. It is the assumption of many a sociolinguist, that lexical variation is significant in marking regional but not social differences. Due to this, most social variation studies have ignored the lexical aspect and this study seeks to fill this gap. A sample of 48 informants will be selected from the study area which comprises of Imenti North, Imenti South, Meru Central and Buuri Districts in Meru County, Eastern Kenya. The informants will be tape-recorded as they respond to interview questions and name some given pictures. The data collected will be correlated with the social variables of age, gender and education, and the observations used to explain lexical variation and change. The study will adopt a descriptive research design. Selection of respondents will be done through the social network approach. The study will be guided by The Variation Theory which will be used to explain, the analysis of the study. Data will be analysed quantitatively using ANOV A and the findings presented in tables. Conclusions will be drawn and necessary recommendations made based on the findings, The information gathered will be helpful to those studying language variation especially in Kenyan languages. Lexicographers will also benefit from the study in future publications
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    A Scholarstic analysis of nonverbal cues among the Abasamia community of Busia County
    (2014-07-25) Wamakobe, Dolphine Ogutu; Orwenjo, D. O.; kebeya, H.
    This proposal seeks to establish the verbal cues used to complement nonverbal cues among the Abasamia community of Busia County. The central factor in communications is intelligibility that must exist between the parties. The concept of communication involves not only the verbal message; that is the person's words; but the non-verbal message as well. Having intermingled with various ethnic communities, Abasamia picked up nonverbal signs of human communication which they have tried to live with over the centuries. However, speech too contains nonverbal elements known as paralinguistic features experienced among the Abasamia community. How does the Abasamia use verbal communication to demystify the nonverbal signals? The specific intentions of this study are to find out the linguistic cues used to complement nonverbal signals among the Abasamia community; and the factors motivating the choice of both verbal and ,nonverbal cues among the Abasamia community.The research study contributes significantly in enriching existing theories on interaction of verbal and nonverbal communication with the importance of linguistic cues development being stressed. The cost and time constraints of undertaking the study will affect the comprehensive study. The study reviews literature on the concept of signage, semiotics and multimodal analysis; complementing nonverbal communication; and theoretical anchorage. Cross sectional descriptive design will be adopted in this study. The interviewees will be selected on basis of availability. A semi-structured questionnaire will be administered by the researcher. The data collected will be analyzed and interpreted as per the research questions and objectives. Document analysis will be used to analyze the interview schedules. The study findings will be presented in prose form.