Kenyan English

Alfred Buregeya

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2019

Kenyan English

Alfred Buregeya

Volume 14 in the series Dialects of English [DOE]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614516255

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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 Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
1. A brief history of English in multilingual Kenya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Geography, demography, and cultural factors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3. Phonetics and phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
4. Morphology and syntax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5. Lexis and semantics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
6. Discourse features Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
7. Survey of previous work and annotated bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
8. Sample texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
9. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: World English Scholars; Sociolinguists; Dialectologists; African Teachers and Syllabus Designers
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 258
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
- Tables: 7
Keywords: English; Kenya; East Africa; Sociolinguistics; Dialects

eBook

Published: August 5, 2019
ISBN: 9781614516255

Hardcover

Published: August 5, 2019
ISBN: 9781614517429

Paperback

Published: September 20, 2021
ISBN: 9781501525728