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      The Acquisition of Gikiiyu Syntactic Structures by- Gikuyu Children aged Between 3 and 5 Years. 

      Ndung'u, Ruth Wangeci (Kenyatta University, 1991-09)
      This study was carried out on the acquisition of Gikuyu syntax by Gikuyu children. These children were at a critical stage of speech development, that is, between three and five years. The study was prompted by the general ...
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      The Relationship between Grammatical Ability and Poetry Interpretation Skills among Secondary School Students in Nyeri District 

      Mwaniki, Wanjohi P. (Kenyatta University, 2000)
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      Investigating the validity, reliability and practicality of mock English K.C.P.E objective papers of Nairobi Province-Kenya 

      Onsongo, Robert Gekara (Kenyatta University, 2002-04)
      This study set out to do Item Analysis of two standard eight English objective mock test papers of Nairobi Province. This was by comparing mock test papers with the KNEC . . National English objective paper 2000 used ...
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      Code switching in business transactions: A case study of linguistic repertoire in Maasai market in Nairobi Kenya 

      Erastus, Kanana Fridah (Kenyatta University, 2003)
      The study investigates language use in a multilingual urban setting in Maasai Market in Nairobi Kenya. It outlines the codes used in the market; the advantages of using different codes in such a setting and the factors ...
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      Patterns and functions of code switching in pre-primary classroom discourse i selected Schools at Kasarani Division Nairobi 

      Nthiga, Purity Muthoni (Kenyatta University, 2003)
      This study was an investigation into the patterns and functions of code switching in pre-primary classroom discourse in selected schools of Kasarani division Nairobi Kenya. The investigation involved the identification of ...
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      An Evaluation of English Language Tests: A Case Study of Nyamira District 

      Mecha, Olpher (Kenyatta University, 2005)
      The present study addressed the issue of whether teachers give all the types of tests. It also sought to establish the reliability of the end term tests that were given in first term and second term in the year 2002 in ...
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      Translation and interpretation of documents into Gikuyu: a case study of the draft constitution of Kenya - (2004) 

      Kariuki, Samuel Ngugi (Kenyatta University, 2005-04)
      The purpose of this dissertation was to establish the need for the translation of the Draft Constitution of Kenya - 2004 into Gikiiyii, for Gikiiyfi speakers whose proficiency in English and Kiswahili is low. The study ...
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      Phonological variability in the esl of students: a case study of Mikuini secondary school, Machakos District 

      Itumo, Joshua Mulinge (2006)
      The present study examined phonological variability in the spoken English of secondary school students in a co-curricular Kenyan secondary school in Machakos District. From the onset, this research purposed to do the ...
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      Mistranslations in English- Kiswahili church sermons: a case study of a selected Pentecostal church in Kasarani Nairobi, Kenya. 

      Gimode, Jescah Khadi (Kenyatta University, 2006)
      The study investigates mistranslation of word classes occurring during interpretation of church sermons, in Kasarani Division, Nairobi, Kenya. It identifies some categories of the words prone to mistranslation; the ...
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      Factors contributing to vocabulary spurt in Kikuyu children aged 18 - 24 months from Othaya division, Nyeri district, Kenya. 

      Wanjohi, Peter Githinji (Kenyatta University, 2007)
      Language development determines children's future educational and social success. Performance in schools at all levels is related to the with language foundation in the early childhood years. In the recent past there has ...
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      Use of Politeness Strategies in Conflict Resolution in Interpersonal Communication of Two Main Characters in Makutano Junction 

      Kimotho, Stephen Gichuhi (Kenyatta University, 2009)
      Politeness is a universal, interdisciplinary phenomenon. People from different linguistic backgrounds and cultures have their ways of showing respect and saving face of the interlocutors from possible face attacks during ...
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      A cognitive linguistics analysis of gikuyu euphemisms 

      Gathigia, Moses Gatambaki (2010)
      Any natural language like Gikuyu is the result of human cognition whose structure and function is based on people's experiences. Some experiences are too intimate and dysphemistic to be discussed without linguistic ...
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      A Functional Grammar Approach to the Analysis of Gikuyu Emphatic Clauses 

      Wakarindi, P.M. (2010-09)
      There is need to preserve and popularize African languages and scholars like Momanyi (2007) call for research, documentation and preservation of the languages by the native speakers. This work is a response to this need. ...
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      Morphological and Syntactic Errors in the Spoken English of Form Two Students in Two Schools in Gucha District, Nyanza Province 

      Omai, M.J. (2010-10)
      This study looks at the morphological and syntactic errors in the spoken English of two groups of students herein coded as school A and school B respectively. The study was guided by three objectives. First, it was to ...
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      A phonological analysis of the constraints on the syllable structures of Olunyala 

      Etakwa, Everlyn (2011-07-27)
      This is a phonological study on the structure of the syllable. The main objective of this study is the analyses of the syllable structures of Olunyala, a dialect of the Luyia language spoken in Western Kenya. The study had ...
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      The translation of figurative language in the book of proverbs in the ekegusii Bible 

      Nyakundi, Onchari Augustus (2011-08-10)
      This study focused on the translation of figurative language in the book of Proverbs in the Ekegusii Bible. The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (2005) defines figurative language as language that is used in a way that ...
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      Grapheme-Phoneme and Tone Representation and their Effects on Translation: The Case of the 1959 Nandi Bible 

      Yego, Anne Jebet (Kenyatta University, 2011-09)
      Any good translation should pay attention to the complexities of the target language's system. Owing to the complexity of the Nandi sound system, the proposed study looked at one criterion of a good writing system - maximum ...
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      Meaning transformation in the Kiswahili translation of George Orwell's animal farm 

      Kamau, Grace Waithera (2011-10-27)
      Meaning transformation comes about when the message intended by the author is not wholly transferred to the receptor audience. This may be due to a myriad of reasons, such as, translator's intentions and competence. ...
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      The Nature of Cohesion in Selected Gikuyu Texts 

      Wachera, A.C. (2011-11-02)
      The present study was aimed at identifying, describing and categorising the elements that help to join different sentences in selected Gikuyu texts. This study falls in the broad area of discourse analysis. The texts ...
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      The contextualization of lexical items in Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God 

      Kailiti, Hellen B. K. (2011-11-02)
      The study is on the contextualization of lexical items in Chinua Achebe's literary work, Arrow of God. The objectives of the study were; to identify the lexical items which reflect the society's worldview in Arrow of God, ...

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