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Kenyan English
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Alfred Buregeya
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English
Published/Copyright:
2019
About this book
English in Kenya is a stable post-colonial variety that is used as an inter-ethnic lingua franca in private domains, is the medium of instruction as well as the language spoken in parliament and court rooms. Yet so far no comprehensive research monograph on Kenyan English has been published that surveys its characteristic linguistic features. The present book closes this gap by giving a full description of the characteristic linguistic features of Kenyan English.
The book provides an in-depth overview of Kenyan English phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics and also gives a meticulous account of the diachronic evolution of this post-colonial variety.
- First comprehensive study of Kenyan English.
- Full overview of the evolution of English in Kenya from colonial to modern times.
- Indispensable reference for establishing a national Kenyan English standard.
Author / Editor information
Alfred Buregeya, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
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1. A brief history of English in multilingual Kenya
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2. Geography, demography, and cultural factors
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3. Phonetics and phonology
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4. Morphology and syntax
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5. Lexis and semantics
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6. Discourse features
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7. Survey of previous work and annotated bibliography
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8. Sample texts
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9. Conclusion
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References
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Index
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eBook published on:
August 5, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9781614516255
Hardcover published on:
August 5, 2019
Hardcover ISBN:
9781614517429
Paperback published on:
September 20, 2021
Paperback ISBN:
9781501525728
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
14
Main content:
258
Coloured Illustrations:
2
Tables:
7
eBook ISBN:
9781614516255
Hardcover ISBN:
9781614517429
Paperback ISBN:
9781501525728
Audience(s) for this book
World English Scholars; Sociolinguists; Dialectologists; African Teachers and Syllabus Designers
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