MST-Department of English & Linguistics: Recent submissions
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The Role of Church of Scotland Mission in the Establishment of Formal Education at Tumutumu Mission Centre, Nyeri County, Kenya: 1908 - 1963
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Before the advent of colonialism, Kenyan communities had their systems of education. The African indigenous knowledge was essential in preserving and transmitting culture from one generation to another. In the last quarter ... -
Use of Cohesive Devices in Speech by Students of Ichuni Girls and Moi Gesusu Boys in Kisii County
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study presents an analysis of the use of cohesive devices in English speeches delivered by Form Four Students in select Extra-County Secondary Schools in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to identify and discuss ... -
Politeness Techniques in Gîkũyũ: The Case of Chiefs’ Courts in Gatanga Sub-County, Murang’a County
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Politeness refers to the behaviour that is mindful of other individuals' face wants. It is used by people to reduce conflicts in their interactions. It also allows them to interact in a manner that does not threaten their ... -
Analysis of Lexical Borrowing as a Euphemistic Strategy for Sex-Related Topics in Selected Kipsigis Songs
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The study dealt with Kipsigis songs incorporating borrowed linguistic items from English and Kiswahili as the donor languages and using them metaphorically to euphemize sex-related topics. The objectives of this study ... -
Textual Graffiti Arts as a Method of Communication in Public Service Vehicles in Buruburu, Nairobi County
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The use of graffiti in public service vehicles in Kenya has been evolving. Though the practice has existed for many years, it has recently been hyped in the advent of the millennial generation. Various studies discussed ... -
Use of Time and Paralanguage in Work Place Interaction: A Case of Narok Teachers’ Training College
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The importance of nonverbal communication cannot be underestimated. A significant part of human communication does not rely on words, but nonverbal signs such as time, tone of voice, body movements and touch among ... -
A Pragmatic Analysis of the Language of Romance Used by Kipsigis Youth in Bomet Sub-County
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study is a pragmatic analysis of the language of romance among the Kipsigis youth. The study is based on the observation by the researcher that Kipsigis youth tend to be indirect when communicating at the courtship ... -
Frame Analysis of Selected Kenyan Newspaper Headlines on Kenyan Cases at the International Criminal Court (2011-2016)
(Kenyatta University, 2021)This study undertook a frame analysis of selected Kenyan newspaper headlines on Kenyan cases at the International Criminal Court. Specifically, the study investigated lexical strategies syntactic strategies that were ... -
A morphophonological adaptation of English loanwords to Ng’aturukana
(2021-03)This study is a morphophonological investigation of English loanwords adaptation in Ng’aturukana of northwestern Kenya. English and Ng’aturukana are two distinct languages that present dissimilarities at the phonemic, ... -
Funerary Symbols in Oe Kenzaburo’s The Silent Cry (1967) and Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970)
(International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), 2019)This research paper is based on the study of the primary texts; Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970) and Oe Kenzaburo’s The Silent Cry (1967). It seeks to identify and examine the significance of funerary symbols in the two ... -
Interpretations of English Nominal Elements by Form One Students in Selected Schools, Kitui County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The English language is, by far, recognized as one of the most invaluable language and the most used language in the world both spoken and written. The overall strength of this fact can be seen in Kenya. As an official ... -
Semantic Analysis of Lunyore Nouns
(kenyatta University, 2021)The study attempted to analyze Lunyore nouns semantically. It had three objectives. First, to identify the various noun classes of the Lunyore. Secondly, to find out whether morphological information influences class ... -
A Theoretical Account of Elliptical Elements in the Structure of the Dholuo Clause
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Ellipsis is a linguistic universal, but is exhibited with variance from language to language. Ellipsis studies on Dholuo are not as widespread as the phenomenon is in human language. This study focused on elliptical elements ... -
Analysis of Sight Mistranslations of Newspaper Review Items from English to Kiembu in Wimwaro Fm Radio Station, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)This study sought to analyze mistranslations in the sight translation of news items from English to Kiembu in the daily nation and standard newspapers; with focus on Wimwaro F.M radio station. It sought to find out whether ... -
Sociolinguistic Variation of Written Vowels (Ĩ) and (Ŭ) in Gĩkũyũ Texts in Mũrang’a County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2020-11)Variation in language occurs at all levels. This sociolinguistic study investigated variation in the orthographic representation of two linguistic variables: vowels (Ĩ) and (Ŭ) in the written Gĩkũyũ texts of residents of ... -
Morphology of Nouns Among 2;3 To 5; 2-Year-Old Children Acquiring Kĩĩkamba In Makueni County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-11)Language acquisition is one of the developments that a typical child undergoes. Within their second year of life, Akamba children begin to produce simple forms of the language, for instance, lexical words. This occurs ... -
Linguistic Borrowing in A Language Contact Situation: The Case of Igikuria and English in Migori County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)English language influences other languages thus enriching their vocabularies. Igikuria is no exception to this statement. The study identified some of the nominals that Igikuria has borrowed from English and analyzed them ... -
Forms and Functions of English Discourse Markers Among Secondary School Students’ Debating Discourse in Makueni County
(Kenyatta University, 2020-11)Discourse is the language in use. A study on discourse markers (DMs) falls under discourse analysis which deals with the exploration of what language is employed for and therefore, it cannot be restricted only to the ... -
Attitude Among Ekegusii Radio Listeners Towards Indirect Linguistic Sexist Expressions in Selected Egesa and Minto Fm Call- In Shows
(Kenyatta University, 2020-11)Significant achievements have been made by feminists in challenging direct linguistic sexism by suggesting progressive and alternative ways language can be used to positively represent women. However, this has not hindered ... -
Immigration and Women’s Self-Identity in Selected Novels of Adichie, Bulawayo and Baingana
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)This thesis investigates immigration and women’s self-identity in selected novels of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, NoViolet Bulawayo and Baingana. Significant in African diasporic literature is the effect of immigration on ...
