This study investigated the sign language mode of instruction and its effects on the acquisition of prefixes and suffixes. The study was carried out in Butere-Mumias District. Very few studies of this kind have been ...

The central factor in communication is the intelligibility that exists between the parties concerned. The concept of communication involves not only the verbal message, but the non-verbal message as well. Having intermingled ...

Linguistic studies on Bantu languages in general and Gikuyu in particular are rather scanty compared to studies on Western languages. Theories rarely test their claims on African languages. There is a tendency to generalize ...

The aim of this study was to examine the morpho-syntactic errors in the written English of the first year undergraduate students in Kenya. The sample was drawn from the first year students of English in Kenyatta University. ...

In Kenya today, secondary school students sometimes describe themselves as neglected because they feel they are denied the opportunity to express their views. Considering the many communicative events in schools, this is ...

This study is an investigation into the valency of the Kikamba verb. The idea of valency is based on the concept of the centrality of the verb in all natural languages. The study examined the valency of both the basic ...

This study examined the differences in the use of politeness formulas by standard seven pupils in Machakos Municipality, which is in Machakos County, Kenya. It sought to identify the verbal, written and non- verbal ...

Where business is conducted productively, effective communication is necessary to facilitate the flow of information that is vital for both customers and the business people in order for them to achieve their goals ...

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 ...