Browsing PT-School of Humanities and Social Sciences. by Title
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Language change as observed in the names used to refer to the months of the year in Ekegusii
(Kenyatta University, 2016)The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the change in the naming of the months of the year in Ekegusii. In doing so, the study examined the change in language in relation to cultural change in the Gusii ... -
Lexical Variation and Change in Kiimenti Nouns as Spoken in Meru County, Kenya.
(2013-12-23)The proposed study will seek to investigate lexical variation and change in Kimeru language. In particular, it will focus on lexical variation and change in the Imenti dialect of the Kimeru language. It will seek to ... -
Linguistic manipulation in Kenyan political party names, symbols and slogans
(Kenyatta University, 2016)Language has been an important tool in mobilizing voters through deliberate choice of specific linguistic items that capture not only the feelings of a participating party but to also exclusively distinguish it from competing ... -
Mwingilio wa kileksia wa kikuyu katika uandishi wa insha za Kiswahili katika shule za msingi.
(Kenyatta University, 2014)This research intends; to..' analyze the nature of lexical interference of Kikuyu language on the written -" Kiswahili composition by Kikuyu learners of Kiswahili as a second language. The goal of the research is to ... -
Nativisation of swahili loanwords into kipsigis: An optimality theory approach
(Kenyatta University, 2016)This study focuses on nativisation of loanwords from Swahili language to Kipsigis dialect using Optimality Theory. Nativization is the process of making loanwords appear like native words in a language. OT is used in the ... -
Parental correlates of adult victimization to intimate partner violence among men in Nyeri county, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014-10-30)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent problem that threatens the societal welfare both in developed and developing nations. Much effort to alleviate it in Kenya and other nations has focused on women victims of ... -
Parental influence on cigarette smoking among secondary school students in Kilungu district, Makueni county Kenya
(2014-07-24)Despite government's effort to control drug abuse in Kenya cigarettes smoking remains the second abused drug in secondary schools. Cigarette smoking among adolescents is caused by several factors among them parental ... -
Phonological Nativisation of Kipsigis Loanwords
(2013-12-16)Nativization is the linguistic readjustment that a language experiences at the phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical levels due to the influence of local languages and various Socio-cultural factors. This study ... -
A psycho-social analysis of common kimbeere swearwords in the language of traders at Kiritiri Miraa market, Embu county
(2014-07-25)This study will focus on the domains and functions of common swearwords among native Kimbeere speakers in a miraa (Khat) market. The study sets to identify the common Kimbeere swearwords; describe the domains from ... -
Psychological Challenges and Coping Strategies of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability in Selected Special Units in Embakasi Division of Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2013-12-17)The Kenya Society for Mentally Handicapped estimates that in Kenya 3.6 million people are living with intellectual disability. Intellectual disability is often a challenge to both the individual and the parents. In Kenya, ... -
The role of women in peace -building during the 2007/2008 post election violence in Kenya: case of Kapsabet district, Nandi county.
(2014-07-30)Peace building, consolidation and transformation processes among others have ignored important matters related to human conditions the world over and specifically, it is important to interrogate the extent to which ... -
A Scholarstic analysis of nonverbal cues among the Abasamia community of Busia County
(2014-07-25)This proposal seeks to establish the verbal cues used to complement nonverbal cues among the Abasamia community of Busia County. The central factor in communications is intelligibility that must exist between the parties. ... -
Shetani msalabani: changamoto katika utafsiri wa methali kutoka lugha ya Kikuyu
(Kenyatta University, 2014-10-09)This research seeks to investigate challenges in proverbs translation in Shetani Msalabani from the original Kikuyu version. The proverbs have been translated from Ngugi wa Thiongo's Kikuyu novel Caaitani Mutharaba-ini. ... -
Socio-economic effects of 2007-2008 post-electionviolence on migrant women labourers in Naivasha Subcounty, Nakuru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Post election violence was experienced in Kenya after 2007 general elections. This resulted in myriad and endless social and economic effects on individuals and the society. Most affected persons are the minority migrant ... -
A Sociolinguistic Study of the Structure and Use of an Emerging Sheng among Matatu Crew in Nakuru Town, Kenya
(2013-12-16)This study looks at the morphological restructuring of Swahili words to a new emerging Sheng in Nakuru Town. The study looks at the speech repertoire of matatu crew and their interlocutors and analyzes how in-group and ... -
Status of Men and Women Saving in the Informal Finance Groups in Gachagi Informal Settlement area - Thika Town Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya
(2013-12-28)This study aims at establishing the status of men and women savings in the informal finance groups in Gachagi informal settlement in Thika town Constituency of Kiambu County. This study focuses on the informal finance ... -
Status of Men and Women Saving in the Informal Finance Groups in Gachagi Informal Settlement Area - Thika Town Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya.
(2013-12-17)This study aims at establishing the status of men and women savings in the informal finance groups in Gachagi informal settlement in Thika town Constituency of Kiambu County. This study focuses on the informal finance ... -
Sustainability of Women's Development Projects Funded by NGOS in Kisumu Central Constituency - Kisumu County, Kenya
(2013-12-16)The NGOs and other donor agencies playa crucial role in the development of a nation especially in the developing countries like Kenya. The women development projects contribute significantly to uplifting the standard of ... -
Symbolism in David Mulwa's Drama: A Study of Glass Houses, Clean Hands and Inheritance
(2013-12-17)This study will focus on the symbolism in three plays by David Mulwa, critically analyzing and discussing them as dramatic texts. These plays, written and published in English are Clean Hands (2000),Glass Houses (2000) ... -
Trends in women's alcohol consumption and its effects on the family in Kirinyaga West constituency, Kirinyaga county in Kenya
(2014-07-25)The increase in alcohol use in Central Province has raised the concern of both the public and Government and has been identified as an acute problem. However, its increased use by women is of greater concern since they ...
