School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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The Syntax of Head-Marked Phrases and Head-Marking Morphemes in Lunyore
(Indiana Journal of Arts & Literature, 2024-10-22)A language is head-marking if the grammatical marks showing agreement tend to be placed on the heads of phrases. Lunyore like many bantu languages is agglutinating and therefore has a rich and complex morphology. The ... -
Semantic Role-Marking in Lunyore Morphology and Syntax
(East African Scholars Multidisciplinary Bulletin, 2024)Semantic roles denote different semantic relations that a noun phrase plays with respect to the action or state described by a predicate of a sentence. Semantic is another universal feature of language, if there is an event ... -
Hiatal configurations and their resolution in kinshasa lingala: evidence from songs by TPOK jazz band
(International Research Journal of Rongo University, 2024-10-02)This paper is a constraint-based description of hiatal configurations in Kinshasa Lingala and the strategies used to resolve them in connected speech. The study is grounded in Optimality Theory (Prince & Smolensky, 1993/2004) ... -
Psychological, socioeconomic burdens and coping mechanisms of caregivers of children with bronchoasthma in Kakamega County, Kenya
(2023-11-04)Childhood bronchoasthma consistently pose diverse caregiving burdens yet, magnitude of these and coping mechanisms adopted by caregivers are infrequently assessed during routine care only focused on index patients -
Stress Among the Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in Kenya
(IGI Global, 2024)Stress is an emotional feeling of tension. Stress is the body's reaction to a challenge or demand. The arising struggles of life in developing countries of the world has led to the increase of stress in instructions of ... -
Financial Stressors Among Students in Higher Educational Institutions
(IGI Global, 2024)It is expected that students in higher educational institutions should experience financial wellness. Contrarily, a majority of them are facing financial distress. The study adopted a literature review method. The objective ... -
Assessment of the Differences in Juvenile Crime Based on Family set-up among Secondary School Students in Kisii County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Multidisciplinary Bulletin, 2024-09-05)Juvenile crime is a huge concern across the world today. Young individuals engage in antisocial behaviors such as theft, robbery, rape, drug and substance misuse, drug trafficking, disdain for authority, and even murder. ... -
From your seat in Heaven, hear our prayer: Prayer in the Nomiya Church.
(2024-07-01)Prayer is the act of communication by humans with God and beings in the transcendent realm. The Nomiya Church (NC) is the oldest African Independent Church in Kenya. It was founded by Johana Owalo who saw the Arabs, the ... -
African Women, Covid-19, Grounded theology and the adoption of a religious virtual space in CITAM Ngong Church and Nomiya Luo Church in Kenya.
(Pharos Journal of Theology, 2024-08-01)The Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health update on Corona Virus on 13th February 2020 insisted that persons were to avoid close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections. A ban was imposed on public ... -
Introduction: Themes in African Pentecostalism
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024-10-29)This chapter provides the background to the volume. The volume, located within the larger discourse of the contribution by African scholars to the study of African Pentecostalism, brings to the fore some of the key themes ... -
The Eucharist in the Time of COVID-19: Adaptations and Transformations in Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) Church in Kenya
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024-10-29)COVID-19 changed the religious landscape across many regions of the world. In Kenya, public gatherings were prohibited at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Further into the pandemic, face-to-face religious services ... -
9 The Catholic Church and Psychosocial Support for Survivors of Violent Conflicts in Kenya’s North Rift
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-07-22)Violent ethnic conflicts have devastating consequences on individuals, families, and communities. The physical, emotional, and psychological trauma that survivors of such conflicts experience can leave lasting scars that ... -
The development of prosocial behavior from late childhood to adolescence: a longitudinal and multicultural study
(Frontiers Media SA, 2024-10-15)Prosocial behavior (i.e., voluntary actions aimed at benefiting others, such as helping, comforting, and sharing) has proven beneficial for individuals' adjustment during the transition to adolescence. However, less is ... -
Investigating Longitudinal Trajectories of COVID-19 Disruption: Methodological Challenges and Recommendations
(Springer US, 2024-10-02)Relatively few studies have longitudinally investigated how COVID-19 has disrupted the lives and health of youth beyond the first year of the pandemic. This may be because longitudinal researchers face complex challenges ... -
Use of peer-education as an interpersonal communication channel in the voluntary medical male circumcision campaign to prevent HIV infections
(Jozac Publishers, 2024-07-25)Behaviour change communication experts recognise peer-education as an important propeller of health communication owing to its ability to engender compliance through characteristic sharing. This study examines the utility ... -
Kuchunguza Sababu Zinazowalazimu Wahusika Kufanya Ukahaba katika Riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema Na Ndoto ya Almasi
(Jarida la Afrika Mashariki la Masomo ya Kiswahili, 2023-05-01)Utafiti huu ulichunguza suala la ukahaba katika riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema (Mohamed S.Mohamed) na Ndoto ya Almasi (Ken Walibora). Kitendo cha ukahaba kimesababisha mashaka mengi sana katika maisha ya mwanadamu kama vile ... -
Multimodality in the television advertisement of Raha premium maize meal
(ResearchGate, 2024-07-26)In language and communication, multimodality refers to using various modes of signification to convey meaning. These modes transcend language to engage with audiences at multiple sensory levels. Over time, communication ... -
The Application of Mathematical Formulas in Teaching Linguistics Among STEM Learners in Higher Learning Institutions
(IGI Global, 2024)The chapter focuses on mathematical formulas used to teach linguistics aspects amongst STEM learners. Though mathematics is used in teaching sciences and technology-related disciplines, its formulas are also applicable in ... -
Uhakiki linganishi wa taarifa muhimu kuhusu vidahizo katika kamusi ya karne ya 21 na kamusi ya Kiswahili sanifu
(University of Dar es saalam, 2024-04-11)Kamusi kadhaa wahidiya (za lugha moja) za Kiswahili kama vile Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu toleo la kwanza, pili na tatu, zimewahi kutungwa kutokana na juhudi za Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili (TUKI) inayojulikana sasa ... -
Anne Kubai Weaving the Tapestry of Religion and Post-Conflict Social Construction for the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-03-28)Anne Kubai considered one of the Matriarchs of the Circle of concerned African Women Theologians in Africa. She is a Kenyan by origin and has contributed to the scholarly journey of the circle over the years. This chapter ...