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A lexico – semantic analysis of selected obituaries in the daily nation newspaper
(Maseno University, 2017)
Death has been argued to be a “fear-based taboo” in which different fears co-exist namely; fear of the loss of loved ones, fear of corruption of the body, fear of evil spirits and fear of what comes with death. Man has ...
Linguistic naturalization of the English premier league football discourse by Radio jambo, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)
Cameron (2001) argues that linguistic forms can be manipulated to suit context and serve intended purposes. Although there is evidence of widespread coverage of proceedings of the English Premier League ( EPL) by media in ...
Influence of constituency development fund on access, equity and quality of secondary education in public schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2017)
Fund (CDF) in order to promote access, equity and enhance quality of education in secondary schools. Countries all over the world use devolved funding to finance education in terms of construction of schools, paying school ...
A comparative analysis of conceptual metaphors and metonymies of love in selected dholuo benga songs by Ochieng Kabaselle and Atomi Sifa
(2017)
One of the ways in which people communicate in a society is through songs. Benga music is a genre of Kenyan popular music. Dholuo benga love songs have been in existence from 1960s to date. Aspects of language, like ...
An Assessment of Lunyore vitality in multilingual. Maseno Division, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
Lunyore is a Luhyia dialect spoken by Banyore people who live in Emuhaya District in Vihiga County and Maseno Division in Kisumu County. Maseno Division is a multilingual area where a range of languages are spoken. On one ...
A discourse analysis of interaction between receptionists and patients in health facilities in Kisumu county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2015)
Management of healthcare sector is very critical to the healing process. Receptionists are the first point of contact when patients visit health facilities. These receptionists who work in public facilities are employed ...
Linguistic features of in-group language among construction workers in Gem sub-county, Kenya
(2015)
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 ...
Lexico-pragmatic interpretation of conflict management in the 2013 Kenyan presidential campaign speeches in Tarakwa, Uasin Gishu, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
ABSTRACT
Kenya’s elections have been marred with conflict since 1992, with Tarakwa being hit the most. However, in 2013, conflict was contained. While conflict management in 2013 was attributed to many factors, the role ...