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Comparative analysis concerning morphological structures in Dholuo
2022Das Dholuo, oder auch nur Luo, eine west-nilotische Sprache die vor allem an dem östlichen Ufer des Viktoriasees in Kenia und in einem kleinen angrenzenden Gebiet im benachbarten Tansania gesprochen wird, verfügt über zahlreiche abgewandelte Formen des Substantivs, die hauptsächlich in der Bildung des Genitivs erscheinen.
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A RELEVANCE THEORY ACCOUNT OF DHOLUO ANAPHORS
2021Languages contain anaphors such as reflexives and reciprocals. The occurrence of anaphors in an utterance attracts a number of interpretations. This is probably because anaphors derive reference from the antecedent that occurs before them in a sentence. These anaphors are marked either the same way or differently as reflexives in languages in the world.
Onyango, Janet Achieng’ +1 more
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A functional-pragmatic analysis of conversation management strategies in Dholuo
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 2016Conversations in Dholuo entail use of words and phrases whose unique function is to sustain the interactions and facilitate co-construction of the talk. This is achieved through lexical choices that elicit further participation by motivating both speaker and addressee. These items, however, lack semantic content.
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A cognitive linguistic approach to Dholuo sexual euphemisms and dysphemisms
Cognitive Linguistic Studies, 2016Cognitive linguistics as a disciplinary school of thought concerns itself with investigating the relationship between human language, the mind and socio-physical experience. It sees language as embedded in the overall cognitive capacities of man, places special emphasis on topics such as the structural characteristics of natural language categorization
Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo, Cellyne A. Anudo
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The discursive construction of gender among Dholuo speakers in Kenya
Discourse Approaches To Politics, Society and Culture, 2011This paper is based on a study carried out among the Dholuo speakers of Kenya who belong to the Luo community living in the country. The paper sought to identify and describe sexist Dholuo honorific expressions and idioms used in specific contexts of the private domain in order to show how gender is discursively constructed.
Michael O. Abudi +2 more
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THE SYNTAX-SEMANTICS OF DHOLUO INHERENT AND BODY PARTS ANAPHORS
2021Inherent and body part anaphors are common in African languages, yet they are understudied in terms of the generative theories applicable to binding and anaphors. These anaphors get reference from the antecedent that comes before it in an utterance. The reference may pose a problem to the listener, since probably the part of the body affected by an ...
Onyango, Janet Achieng’ +2 more
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The Portrayal of Masculinity in Dholuo Ohangla Music
2017Discrimination of either gender is both a linguistic and a social issue. The Luo culture is built on patriarchy and the socialization of the children (male and female) play a critical role in the way they relate to each other. This is because from the onset the girl child internalizes her subordinate status while the male child upholds his dominant ...
Orwa, Quin Awuor +1 more
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Phonological Adaptation of Dholuo Verbs and Nouns Borrowed into Ekegusii
Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in EducationThis study evaluates how Dholuo lexical items (nouns and verbs) that got their way into EkeGusii language are integrated and nativised to fit within EkeGusii phonological inventory. Languages tend to borrow words from other languages when they get into contact with each other.
Dorothy Kwamboka Magara +2 more
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The Translation of יהוה: Part 2, The Case of Dholuo
The Bible Translator, 2022Mary Mercy Kobimbo
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