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The Value of Metaphors in Ken Walibora’s Kiswahili Text: ‘Kidagaa Kimemwozea’
(European Journal of Applied Linguistics Studies, 2019)The novelist Ken Walibora employs metaphors in his Kiswahili text Kidagaa Kimemwozea to discuss about the subject of neocolonialism in different perspectives. Due to the metaphoric language used, meaning might be elusive ... -
Vocabulary Instruction in Kenyan Pre-Schools: A Semantic Field Theoretical Approach
(Coretrain Journal of Languages, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, 2018)Vocabulary teaching has always been a keystone in English language teaching. However, the best vocabulary instruction strategy to be used by language teachers has always been a herculean task. Against this background, this ... -
Western Education on the Changing Roles of Women: The Case of Idakho Community, Kenya
(David publishing, 2015-05)This study examined the contribution of Western education as provided by Christian missionaries on the changing roles of Idakho women. The spread of Christianity and Western education in Idakho had a broad approach toreinforce ... -
When romantic love in Gĩkũyũ becomes a human body part
(Cognitive Linguistic Studies, 2015)Studies in Cognitive Linguistics show that metaphors are fundamental to the structuring of people's thought and language (Sweetser 1990; Kövecses 2009). It is against this backdrop that this study discusses human body parts ... -
When two Horses Become Minji na Ndengũ (Peas and Green Grams): A Cognitive Integration Analysis of Blended Idioms of Political Campaign in Kenyan Newspapers
(Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019-07)Political campaigns are emotive activities that rely on language to attract the attention of the public. In fact, electioneering periods in Kenya are heavily laced with idiomatic expressions such that one would be required ... -
Who is Against Sino-African Relations? Evolving Perceptions on Chinese Engagement in Kenya
(Chinese Journal of International Review, 2020)Rise of China and increased Chinese engagement across the globe, have attracted mixed and varied reactions of approval and disapproval in a number of host countries. Against this background, this study brings into perspective ... -
The Yoruba Philosophy of Law and the Challenge of Corruption in Nigeria
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (AJHSS), 2019)One of the challenges confronting nation-building in Africa today is the incessant, destructive social forces and corruption in particular. The mechanism of accountability and transparency has been perverted not only by ...
