Browsing RP-Department of Kiswahili and African Languages by Issue Date
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Uainisho wa Methali
(Writers’ Association of Kenya, 1994) -
Language Policy in East Africa: A Dependency Theory Perspective
(Educational Research and Publications, 1996) -
On the polyphonic nature of the Gocaandi genre
(Taylor & Francis, 1997) -
Historia na maendeleo ya riwayaya Kiswahili
(Kenyatta University Faculty of Arts, 1999)This paper sets out to investigate briefly the historical origin of Kiswahili prose literature a,w traces its development up to contemporary times. It notes the most important stages that the Kiswahi: novel has gone ... -
Language and identity
(Kenyatta University, 1999)Language is primarily an essential tool for communication. People are endowed with vocal abilities so that they can pass messages and other information in verbal form whether it involves two or more participants. Language, ... -
REVIEW ESSAY Using Language to Stereotype Kenya's National Character WahomeMutahi How to be a Kenyan Nairobi, Kenya, East African Educational Publishers Limited/Kenway 1996
(Kenyatta University, 1999)Best known for his popular humour column, "Whispers", which appears in a local Kenyan weekly, Wahome Mutahi has distinguished himself as a prolific prose writer- with a number of novels to his credit. To date, How to be ... -
Language attitudes and their implications for language planning in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2002)Thepaper investigates the attitudes that Kenyans have towards Kiswahili and English, two languages that have official status in Kenya. It draws its data from letters to the editors of two popular Kenyan dailies, Daily ... -
The role of African languages in development in the 21st century: reflections on policies on African languages in education
(Kenyatta University, 2002)Education remains the most crucial force for development in the Zl" century. In the African context, major issues that will continue to shape educational policy in the new century will revolve around fundamental problems ... -
Reading and writing: the connection to personal, social and economic development
(Kenyatta University, 2002)Historically the focus of teaching reading and writing skills has dwelt on the preparation of children for school education, that is, the ability to read and understand subjects across the curriculum and the taking of ... -
Swahili taraab: from traditional orality to a globalized art form
(Lwati: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 2005)“Taarab” may simply be defined as a popular form of Swahili music that combines the singing of poetry with the accompaniment of instruments. This paper takes its focal point from the view advanced by Obiechina that it is ... -
Matatizo Yanayowakumba Waandishi wa Vitabu vya Kiswahili Nchini Kenya
(Nordic Association of African Studies, 2006)This article addresses the problems facing Kiswahili authors in Kenya. It focuses on socioeconomic, technological, attitudinal and language policy related challenges in relation to Kiswahili language and literature in the ... -
Kiswahili in the technical age: Lessons from Kenya's use of Kiswahili in the legal and parliamentary registers
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Influences and parallels between Persian and Kiswahili literature: some examples from alfu-lela-ulela and selected texts by Shaaban Robert
(Kenyatta University, 2007)Persian literature has influenced the development of Kiswahili literature thematically and stylistically. This is demonstrated in the works of Shaaban Robert, one of the most famous and celebrated Kiswahili writers. This ... -
Harnessing our linguistic heritage for development
(Kenyatta University, 2007)Culture can be defined as the total way of life of a given community. It encompasses the economic, political, historical, linguistic, and psychological dimensions of worldcommunities. This being the case, development ... -
Viewing Sheng' as a Social Dialect: A Linguistic Approach
(Kenyatta University, 2007)Thisarticle addresses the linguistic status of Sheng', and argues a casefor defining Sheng' as a socialdialect of Kiswahili. It adopts Critical Discourse Analysis, as a theoretical orientation with the capacity to integrate ... -
Athari ya Washairi Wakongwe Juu ya Washairi wa Kisasa: Mfano wa Muyaka Bin Haji na Ahmad Nassir
(Kioo cha Lugha, 2007)Kwakutumiavichwavyamashairi, umbo namtindo, msamiatinamaudhui, makalahiiinavitambulishabaadhiyavipengelevyausanifuvinavyopatikanakatikaushairiwaMuyakawaMuhajinajinsiambavyovipengelehivyovimeathiri, kilakimojakwakiasichake, ... -
A Digital Africa Kiswahili Holds the Key
(African Journals Online, 2008) -
The case for Kiswahili as a regional broadcasting language in East Africa
(The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2009-03)The peoples of East Africa have a long history of a rich and diverse regional heritage. Perhaps one of the most renowned aspects of this heritage is Kiswahili, the language widely spoken and understood across Eastern Africa. ... -
An Emic Reading of Drums of Death by Chris Lukorito Wanjala, 2009
(Kenya Scholars & Studies Association, 2010) -
Reconstructing Reality in the Kiswahili Novel: The Role of Dreams in Euphrase Kezilahabi and Said Ahmed Mohamed’s Novels
(Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA, 2011)Many scholars and researchers have argued that dreams are important symbolic forms. They contend that dreams are a „royal road to the Interpretation of the Unconscious‟. Sigmund Freud argues that dreams transcend wish-fulfilling ...
