Verbal Extensions in Sheng: An Examination of Variation in Form and Function

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dc.contributor.authorKariuki, Annah
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorJelpke, Tom
dc.contributor.authorOchieng, Merceline
dc.contributor.authorPoeta, Teresa
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T08:36:27Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T08:36:27Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates verbal extensions in Sheng, a youth language originating in Nairobi, Kenya. Sheng has received scholarly attention since the 1980s, primarily with a focus on its sociolinguistic traits. Our study aims to advance the linguistic description of Sheng and its morphosyntax by investigating verbal extensions in Sheng. Specifically, we look at the causative, applicative, reciprocal, and passive suffixes, as they are applied to coined and metathesized verbs and verbs which have their origins in Swahili, English, or Gikuyu. We present examples from speakers in Kibera and Umoja neighbourhoods of Nairobi. We find that, while many of the extensions can be applied to elicited verbs, such examples were often considered odd by speakers. In some cases, our consultants suggested alternative strategies, typically employing the use of periphrastic constructions or different verb forms. The use of verbal extensions sometimes resulted in changes in interpretation, requiring us to re-consider the function of these extensions in Sheng more broadly.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKariuki, A., Gibson, H., Jelpke, T., Ochieng, M., & Poeta, T. (2024). Verbal extensions in Sheng: an examination of variation in form and function. Linguistics Vanguard, (0).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1515/lingvan-2022-0149
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/28379
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLinguistics Vanguarden_US
dc.subjectverbal extensionsen_US
dc.subjectapplicativeen_US
dc.subjectcausativeen_US
dc.subjectpassiveen_US
dc.subjectreciprocalen_US
dc.subjectyouth languageen_US
dc.titleVerbal Extensions in Sheng: An Examination of Variation in Form and Functionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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