Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Agenda Setting role of the Print Media in an Off Election Year: A Case Study of the Sunday Nation and the Sunday Times in 2003
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2005)Power claims advanced for the press have, in recent years, pursued a new path, drawing on the assertion by political scientist Bernard C. Cohen that the press may not be successful much of the time in telling people what ... -
A pragmatic analysis of a woman's talk: a case study of Agikuyu women speakers.
(Department of Arts-Linguistics, 2008)Woman's language is characterized by condensed force of utterance and by avoidance of strong or aggressive language; it is also associated with natural indirect speech attributes. Does this influence ... -
Factors influencing HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns-: a study of men working in the informal sector in Nairobi
(School ofJournalism of the University of Nairobi, 2005)HIV / AIDS has caused more death and suffering in the world than any other scourge known in history. In Kenya, as a result of HIV / AIDS, there are many orphaned children languishing in poverty, and are often disinherited ... -
The linguistic properties of stuttered speech
(Department of Linguistic and Languages, University of Nairobi, 2006)Stuttering can be defined as speech characterized by repetitions and prolongations of syllables, sounds and words, which lead to an abnormal set standard of speech. This study is a single case-study of a girl, aged four ... -
Sintaksla ya virai vya kiswahili sanifu na kikikuyu cha kabete - ulinganishi
(University of Nairobi.Department of Linguistics and Languages, 2002)Lengo la kazi hii ni kulinganisha miundo ya virai baina ya Kiswahili sanifu na Kikikuyu cha Kabete. Hii ni kwa kutumia nadharia sanifu ya Sarufi Geuzi Maumbo Zalishi kulingana na Chomsky (1965) 'Aspects of the Theory of ... -
Kenyanization of english: a lexical and syntactical study of the kiswahili language influence
(Department of linguistics and African languages, 1995)This is a linguistic analysis English variety in Kenya and is of Kiswahili and local languages mutual intelligibility. of "Kenyanized" English an characterized by the inclusion lexemes in it's quest to ensure In ... -
An Analysis of the Narrative Techniques Employed in Yusuf K. Dawood's Novels
(University of Nairobi,Department of Linguistics and African Languages, 2005)This study analyses the narrative techniques employed in Yusuf K. Dawood's novels insofar as they illuminate his views regarding love and marriage, self-identity, tribalism and racism, greed and corruption. We have ... -
Rebeka Njau's social vision
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, 1994-08)This study examines Rebeka Njau's published literary works, name 1y: Ripples in the Pool, The Scar, and The Hypocrite both thematically and stylistically in order to reveal her social vision. This thesis is divided ... -
Kitharaka segmental morphophonology with special reference to the noun and the verb
(Department of Arts, 1997)In this thesis we explore Kitharaka segmental mophophonology using the Natural Generative Phonology model as proposed by Hooper (1976). We have looked at the underlying representation and the surface realisations ... -
Issues of Identity in Ole Kulet's: Is It Possible? And to Become a Man
(University of NairobiDepartment of Literature, 2004)This study investigates issues of identity of the Maasai community as reflected in Ole Kulet's works. This is by focusing on his first two novels: Is It Possible? and To Become a Man with a view to establish the extent to ... -
Sifa za mashujaa na umuhimu wao kwa jamii zao: ulinganisgi wa fumo Liyongo na Shaka Zulu
(Department of Kiswahili, 2005)Tasnifu hii inajumlisha matokeo ya utafiti wetu uliolenga kuzipambanua sifa za kishujaa za Furno Liyongo na Shaka Zulu pamoja na kuelezea umuhimu wa mashujaa hawa kwa jamii zao. Tumeibawibu tasnifu hii ... -
The communicative dynamics of the Kenya police force dressing code: an assessment of them impact on the forces' corporate image and service delivery to the public
(School of journalism, 2007)This study set out to establish the communicative effects of the police dress code policy, particularly to establish the Public and Police perception on various colours of police uniform; determining how the colour of ... -
The portrayal of the doctor character in Yusuf Dawood's off my chest and no strings attached
(Department of Linguistics and African Languages, 2005)The prime concern of this project is to give critical attention to the portrayal of the doctor character in Yusuf Dawood's Off My Chest and No Strings Attached. The works are a depiction of the world of the doctor within ... -
Portrayal of women parliamentary candidates by the press during the campaign period for the 1992 and 2002 general elections in Kenya
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2004)This study aimed at comparing the difference in the quality and quantity of coverage of female parliamentary candidates in the campaign periods preceding the 1992 and 2002 general election in Kenya. Data was collected ... -
An analysis of truth conditions in pragmatics relevance theory approach
(Departments of linguistic and languages, 2008)This is a study on truth conditions in pragmatics using the relevance theory. Truth conditions are traditionally a concern in semantics where truth values are given independent of context. Chapter one states the research ... -
Factors affecting use of radio broadcasting in public primary schools in Tharaka north division, Tharaka district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Education, 2008)The re-introduction of radio broadcasts to schools was necessitated by the reintroduction of Free Primary Education (FPE) in 2003 Odera (2005). Basically the radio programmes was to supplement for the inadequacy of ... -
Images of the African woman in Buchi Emecheta's fictional works
(University of NairobiDepartment of Literature, 1992)The study is a literary analysis of the images of the African woman in Buchi Emecheta's fictional works. Four texts that more exhaustively handle the issues surrounding the image and position of the African woman were ... -
The effect of funding conditionality on peace NGOs in Kenya 1995-2005
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS), 2007)This study is an investigation of the effect of conditionalities on peace NGO's, using Kenya as a case study. With the conflicts surrounding Kenya, there has been an unprecedented proliferation of Peace NGOs in Kenya to ... -
The treatment of racism in the works of Ayi Kwei Armah
(Department of Arts, 1990)The question of race remains as sensitive as it is topical. Racism can be discerned from our earliest recorded history, and permeates the social, economic and political spheres of our daily lives. This dissertation ... -
Mediated plot in the construct of the theme of struggle in Nelson Mandela's autobiography long walk to freedom
(2004)The autobiographical genre exemplifies unique characteristics which non-the-less do not reduce its worth as a creative work. It is on this strength that this study attempts a literary analysis of Nelson Mandela's ...
