ABSTRACT Literature is the mirror of society. There is a big relationship between literature and the happenings in society. Aspects of literature are in style and theme and characters are one of the aspects of style. Swahili written literature has four genres: novel, play, short stories and poetry. Characters’ image in the play is usually brought out through their conversations and actions. Many studies that have been conducted on female characters in plays before 2000 portrayed the woman g...
ABSTRACT Characterization in Kiswahili poetry is an aspect that has been given little attention by literary analysts. Characterization in poetry does not manifest itself vividly as it does in other genres of literature. It looks complicated because of the form in which it appears. Characterization in Kiswahili poetry is not clear. It seems not to exist in poetry yet it can be realized through other aspects. The aim of this study was to analyze characterization and portrayal of characters in K...
IKISIRI Kimsingi, lugha inawezesha na kuendeleza mazungumzo katika jamii. Lugha hii hujitokeza katika mazungumzo na maandishi. Mawasiliano andishi yanatakiwa kufanywa kwa uangalifu mkubwa ili kukamilisha gharadhi lake katika jamii. Ilivyobainika ni kwamba pasipo lugha, mawasiliano kama shughuli kuu ya kibinadamu hayatafaulu. Ingawa makosa mbalimbali yanayopatikana katika kazi za wanafunzi yametambuliwa na kuchanganuliwa na wataalamu mbalimbali, bidii hazijafanywa katika kubainisha makosa ya k...
ABSTRACT Passive design is designing the building in ways and methods that helps to make this building thermally comfortable with the least use of electric power. passive design includes considering the design of all building's elements " walls ceilings and floors" and that to help reduce thermal gain in the building. The objective of this research is first identify passive design and its objectives and the meaning of thermal comfort which is the main goal to be achieved through passive desig...
ABSTRACT The Holy Bible has its major pillars in the traditions of the Jews, thus, it is a collection of books that have genres of oral literature. Though a lot of research has been done on the genres of oral literature, very little has been done on the intertextuality of the genres of oral literature in the Bible. This study intended to evaluate the genres of oral literature in selected books of the Bible so as to fill this gap. The research aimed at analyzing the interxtuality nature of ora...
ABSTRACT The significance of reading skills in the development of English as a second language cannot be underrated. The Kenyan secondary schools curriculum for English requires a student to have developed competence in reading skills by the time they sit for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations at form four. However, some students do not meet the standards which are required by the Kenyan secondary schools English curriculum even though they have done the fourth form final e...
ABSTRACT Communication is the essence of human interaction. The nature of communication is dependent on interaction between two or more individuals. Construction sites in Gem sub-County, Kenya bring together a variety of people of diverse interests, lifestyles and specializations. Construction workers engage in communication processes which exhibit diversity, since they apparently have a specific language for the in-group which is explicitly understood by themselves to the exclusion of non-wo...
ABSTRACT The role of vernacular FM radio stations as a tool for communicating in Kenya should be underscored. Accordingly, Mulembe FM is a vernacular radio station targeting listeners of the Luhya dialects spoken in Western Kenya which employs newscasters drawn from different Luhya dialects. Although theLuhya dialects exhibit vast lexical mismatches, Mulembe FM hiring policy is that the presenters use their dialects in the newscast translation on the assumption that the dialects are mutually ...
ABSTRACT Despite the existence of hyponymy in various word categories, Kiswahili studies have tended to consider nominal hyponymy disregarding other categories such as verbs, adverbs and adjectives. These studies have also been conducted without clear linguistic approaches of classification and appropriate theoretical basis. In addition, no structural and stylistic studies on hyponymy have been conducted between Kiswahili and other African languages. Therefore, the study analysed lexicographi...
ABSTRACT Vocabulary is widely considered as one of the most essential elements of a language. It plays a pivotal role in determining whether or not learners will communicate in a language they have learnt successfully. Extensive knowledge of English vocabulary is believed to be important for the four macro skills thus; reading, listening, speaking and writing. In fact, our lack of English vocabulary knowledge is more likely to result in great difficulty in expressing ourselves both in speakin...
IKISIRI Shughuli nyingi za kijamii hutumia lugha inayopata maana katika muktadha inamotumika. Hali hii imechochea kutaka kujua namna Waisukha wanavyotumia lugha kuendeleza ubabedume katika majigambo yanayoghaniwa kwenye sherehe za upiganishaji fahali kisemantiki. Utafiti huu ulichunguza ubabedume miongoni mwa Waisukha jinsi unavyodhihirika katika Majigambo ya Miviga ya Shilembe na Mchezasili wa Mayo. Vipashio vya lugha vinavyosheheni ubabedume katika majigambo hayo vilihakikiwa kwa mtazamo wa...
Abstract The Internet has a lot of academic resources that are of significance to university students and their research in regard to various courses. However, most studies have indicated that, most university students use the Internet for entertainment rather than academic purposes. Hence, a lot of Internet academic resources may not be utilised well since most students have no interest in them or they are not aware of their existence. This study has focussed on the use of Kiswahili academic...
ABSTRACT Gichuka is a dialect of the Kimeru language - a Bantu language of the Niger Congo family- spoken by the Chuka people of Tharaka-Nithi County, Chuka Igamba- Ng’ombe Constituency. Chuka people reside in the Eastern slopes of Mount Kenya. The aim of this study was to analyze the politeness strategies used in Gichuka request expressions. Politeness is a social norm that is expected in any society and is important in maintaining cordial relationships in everyday life, especially in an a...
ABSTRACT Comprehension of financial jargon and how people participate in budget hearing process ultimately enhances communication and participation. If people fail to process financial jargon, it would be difficult to create awareness, build consensus, make informed decisions, resolve conflicts, and generate participation in processes of change and development. Scholars in accounting and finance recognize cognitive linguistics in terms of processing and evaluating the quality of financial com...
ABSTRACT This research investigated the portrayal of the African politician in Kiswahili poetry. Basically, this research intended to shed light on how different poets have portrayed African politicians creatively with a purpose of revealing how these leaders have changed since colonial times to the multi-party period. The research assumed that political leaders played a great role in the development of their individual countries and Africa as a whole. The attainment of various developmental ...