Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Utetezi wa maadili katika fasihi - nathari va Shaaban Robert
(University of Nairobi.Department of Kiswahili, 2000)Tasnifu hii ni uhakiki wa utetezi wa maadili katika kazi za kinathari za Shaaban Robert. Tunashughulikia kazi tano peke yake. Uhakiki huu unagawanywa katika sura tano. Katika sura ya kwanza tunatoa utangulizi unaohusu ... -
The world of women in selected works of V.S.Naipaul
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, 2007)This study investigates how female characters have been created in selected works of V.S. Naipaul. It identifies female characters as being negatively or unfairly represented in the works. The work starts from the ... -
A study of the linguistic properties of stuttered speech in english in oral reading and in spontaneous speech by an adult Kenyan
(Department of linguistic and languages,faculty of arts, 2008)Stuttering is a speech disorder whose primary characteristics are repetitions of sounds, syllables and words, prolongations and blocks. Secondary behaviour in stuttering refers to the use of avoidance strategies, such ... -
Aspects of change in Nadine Gordimer's novels.
(Department of Literature, 2002)Proceeding from a sociological literary criticism framework, this dissertation focuses on Gordimer's later novels - July's People, None to Accompany Me and The House Gun. It explores how these novels deal with the aspects ... -
The use of English as a peer language among the youth in Nairobi
(Department of Linguistic and Languages, University of Nairobi, 2004)English, a peer code used by the youth in Nairobi, is related to its predecessor, Sheng, which is yet another peer language used among the youth. English originated in the Eastlands area specifically in estates associated ... -
The role of the european-owned press in promoting white settlers'interests in colonial kenya: a case study of the east African standard 1902 -1963
(University of Nairobi.Department of History, 1997)This study evaluates the role of the East African Standard in promoting the interests of European settlers in colonial Kenya. Throughout the colonial period the settlers put pressure on the Colonial Government demanding ... -
A natural generative perspective of the phonological study of the Kikamba vowel system:a case study of the Kitui Central dialect of Kikamba.
(Department of Arts-Linguistics, 2005)In this study, we investigate the phonology of the Kikamba vowel system: a case study of Kitui Central dialect of Kikamba within the framework of Natural Generative Phonology. This study aims at providing a descriptively ... -
The contribution of the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda to the development of international humanitarian law
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2005)This dissertation investigates the contribution of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to the development of International Humanitarian Law (lHL). The study establishes that internal armed conflicts are ... -
The influence of socio-cultural and economic factors on architectural changes of house-forms in Mosop, Nandi District
(Department of Arts, 1992)Housing is a very important aspect of human existence. A multiplicity of factors such as vegetation, soils, climate, topography, culture and technology have some impact on houses. The impact of these factors may lead to ... -
Job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Nairobi province
(Department of educational administration and planning, 2003)The problem of teachers' job satisfaction has been addressed in various fora in which various recommendations have been made. Despite the implementation of some of these recommendations, studies have shown that teachers ... -
"The loss of prenasalisation in the northern and southern varieties of Gikuyu"
(Department of Arts-Linguistics, 2005)This work is essentially an investigation of the factors responsible for the loss of the nasal onsets that are supposed to precede the Gikuyu voiced stops. Prenasalised stops are treated as single units (phonemes) in Gikuyu ... -
Kishazi huru arifu cha Kiswahili: mtazamo wa X-bar
(Department of Linguistic and Languages, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)Tasnifu hii inajaribu kuonyesha miundo ya virai na vishazi huru vya Kiswahili kwa mujibu wa nadharia ya X-bar kwa madhumuni ya kuonyesha namna arnbavyo nadharia hii inavyoweza kutumika kuonyesha miundo ya virai na vishazi ... -
A morphosyntactic analysis of mood in dholuo; The minimalist
(University of Nairobi.Department of Linguistics and Languages, 2004)This study is a morphosyntactic analysis of mood in Dholuo. It also examines the content of the VP and role of tone in Dholuo mood constructions. The study sets out to find out how Dholuo mood is expressed, the modal ... -
The status and function of tone in Tira
(Department of Arts-Linguistics, 1993)This study attempts to demonstrate that Tira, a Kordofanian language of Sudan, is tonal. It describes lexical and grammatical functions of Tira tone as well as processes of tone association. It is a case study based on ... -
English-Kiswahili code switching in Easy Fm: The Markedness Model.
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, 2008)The main purpose of this study was to determine whether the Markedness Model as proposed by Myers Scotton (1993) would be applied to determine the social motivation for English Kiswahili Code Switching data, recorded ... -
A typology of empty categories (ECS) in Kikuyu
(Department of Linguistic and African Languages, University of Nairobi, 1992-06)This study is an attempt to investigate how adequately Chomsky's theory of G.B. can predict and account for the phenomena of ECs in Kikuyu sentences. After providing some background information on the language. the ... -
Ergativity in dholuo: A comparative study
(University of Nairobi.(Department of linguistics and languages), 2006)This work strives to account for ergative construction traits in Dholuo. It does this by comparing elements of Dholuo Syntax and Morphology to that of Shilluk and Pari which are sister languages to Dholuo. Shilluk and Pari ... -
A discourse analysis of the talk of the mentally retarded: A case study of Jacaranda Special School
(University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and African Languages, 1993)This study is an investigation of “the discourse in the talk of the mentally retarded”. It specifically determines discourse structure 1n the talk of the mentally retarded"It specifically examines discourse ... -
The factors that influence the selection of news and editorial content in Kenya: a case study of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Nation Media group and the Standard group
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2006)The editorial content in contemporary media has been associated with various forces that determine the selection of news. Most critical of these forces are the media owners, media managers, editorial policies, advertisers, ... -
Mwingilianomatini katika fasihi ya Kiswahili: tata za asuminina rosamistika
(Department of Linguistic and Languages, University of Nairobi, 2007-06)Tasnifu hii imehakiki na kutathmini mwingilianomatini katika riwaya mbili za waandishi tofauti: Rosa Mistika (Kezilahabi) na Tata za Asumini (Ahmed). Tasnifu yenyewe ina sura tano. Katika sura ya kwanza tumeshughulikia ...
