Browsing School of Education and Social sciences by Author "Ntabo, Victor Ondara"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
A Categorization Strategy for Objects Metaphors in Ekegusii Pop Songs
Ntabo, Victor Ondara (Refaad, 2019)The principle of Great Chain of Being Metaphor (GCBM) is normally resourceful in the analysis of metaphors. This is because the GCBM assigns a place for any phenomenon in the universe in a strict hierarchical system thus ... -
A Cognitive Approach to EkeGusii Pop Songs
Ntabo, Victor Ondara; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa (Australian International Academic Centre, 2018-03)A review of literature on pop songs reveals that composers use metaphors to communicate their feelings. In particular, the meaning of the metaphors in EkeGusii pop songs needs to be interpreted to reveal the message of the ... -
A Cognitive Semantics Analysis of Fulstop and Valentine Taarab Songs by Khadija Kopa and Mzee Yusuf
Ntabo, Victor Ondara (International Journal of Psychology Research, 2017)The Taarab composers and singers Khadija Kopa and Mzee Yusuf have gained appeal for their hilarious and metaphorical songs. In particular, the songs, Fulstop by Khadija Kopa and Valentine by Mzee Yusuf have been a massive ... -
The Role of Plantosemic Metaphors in the Conceptualization of the Males in Ekegusii: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach
Ndung’u, Catherine Waithera; Ntabo, Victor Ondara (2023-06-06)Plants are fundamental in the transference of semantic aspects that are helpful in structuring maleness in society. As a result, plantosemic metaphors which enhance conceptualization of omosacha (a man) are ubiquitous in ... -
The Value of Metaphors in Ken Walibora’s Kiswahili Text: ‘Kidagaa Kimemwozea’
Ntabo, Victor Ondara (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 ...