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Maendeleo ya kasi yanayojiri ulimwenguni yameongeza haja ya mawasiliano miongoni mwa jamiilugha mbalimbali. Maendeleo hayo yamepelekea matini za kiufundi kutafsiriwa haraka iwezeka- navyo. Kuongezeka kwa mahitaji ya tafsiri maalumu nako kunazalisha kiasi kikubwa cha istilahi. Hali hii inazua tatizo kwa mtafsiri, ambaye aghalabu huwa si mtaalamu wa...
Speech that is made up of a group of statements that belong to the same discursive formation is referred to as knowledge. Participants in such a discourse manipulate it to achieve their desired goals.A conversational construction is made up of a number of statements that have conditions of existence. Thematic choice is a discursive formation that a...
This paper examined the common errors in mass media in Kenya. Its main focus was on broadcast media with a special bias on radio where two media houses were selected through purposeful sampling. The radio was selected due to its wide use and accessibility throughout the country. A sample of 37 news bulletins from 7 o'clock evening news was sampled...
Uptake of VCT and other HIV prevention strategies among rural African women is affected by various socio-cultural and economic factors which need elucidation. Our aim was to establish the responsiveness to HIV education among rural women attending three dispensaries in Kenya. This study was designed to assess gender and psycho-social factors that i...
The development of Kiswahili into an international language in the 19th century was contributed by trade, wars, colonial administration policies, linguistic advantage of this language being related to Bantu languages in the mainland of E. Africa and religion, among other factors. Most of these factors have been given prominence, including the role...
Kiswahili is an indigenous African language whose origin is the coast of Kenya. In the 20 th C. it was readily accepted in Kenya and Tanzania where it has played key roles of national development. However, in Uganda Kiswahili language was not accepted. Probably, the role of this language in the organization and mobilization of the liberation forces...
