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Listening Competencies in English: A Descriptive Study of Primary School Teacher Trainees in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)
This descriptive study sought to establish the listening competence in English of primary teacher trainees in Kenya. The study correlated the social variables of sex, age, performance in Mid- course examination, entry ...
Linguistic variation in spoken English as used by teachers in Kenyan primary schools
(2011-12-14)
The phonological and grammatical variations in the English spoken by teachers at primary school level in Kenya present an interesting sociolinguistic area of investigation. This study set out to: identify and describe both ...
Language, Gender and Power: The Discursive Construction of The Kenya National Assembly Politicians (2013 – 2017)
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)
This study undertook to critically examine, from a linguistic perspective, the gender disparities in the National Assembly of Kenya between 2013 and 2017. Through an idea of language as discourse, the study emphasizes the ...
A genre analysis of sampled radio and TV argumentative talk shows in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-03)
This study involved a genre analysis of sampled radio and TV argumentative talk shows in Kenya. The research objectives were: to describe the generic structure of the talk shows; to explore the particular aspects that ...
Endangered Language in Nigeria: A Case Study of Gera Language of Bauchi State
(Kenyatta University, 2018-05)
This study investigated the endangerment of Gera language. It investigated the level of the endangerment of Gera language; the demographic variables associated with the endangerment, the impact of the shift on the structure ...
A genre analysis of selected Master of Arts (MA) and master of science (MSc) Theses in Kenyan public universities
(2011-07-19)
The present study is a genre of analysis of selected Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MSc) theses of Kenyan universities. First, the study uncovers the competencies expected in the MSc and MA thesis. Second, ...
The tonal patterns of Lwitakho words
(2012-02-06)
This dissertation is a study of tonal patterns of Lwitakho words. Lwitakho is a tonal language and so this study attempts to identify and describe tone patterns of words, showing the function of tone in the language and ...
Phonological Analysis of the English Spoken by Hausa Newscasters in Broadcasting Media in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2018)
The study examines the English pronunciation patterns of Hausa broadcasters.
The research was carried out based on the presupposition that the English spoken
by Hausa broadcasters is different from RP English and is ...
The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect)
(University Of California, 2017)
The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect)
Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) is a thriving national sign language used by tens of thousands of signers in Kenya, and which emerged out of two deaf schools in ...
A Morphophonological Analysis of Borrowed Segments in Ekegusii Language: An Optimality Perspective.
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)
Language phonotactics and morphotactics are very significant in determining linguistic borrowing. Despite this significance, fewer studies have explored this interplay. This study undertook a morphophonological analysis ...