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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"410 Linguistics"”.
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Factors Affecting the Acquisition of Reading Skills in Kiswahili in Primary Schools: The Case of Musoma Municipal and Misungwi District Councils
The focus of this study was to investigate the relationship between the teaching of reading, availability and accessibility of text books, supplementary books and the acquisition of reading skills in primary schools at standard I to IV. The study was undertaken in Misungwi district and Musoma …
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Usawiri Wa Mwanamke Kama Kiongozi Katika Tamthiliya: Uchunguzi Wa Kivuli Kinaishi Na Nguzo Mama
Ndugu msomaji wangu, waswahili wanamsemo wao kuwa “chanda chema huvishwa pete” na mimi kutoka moyoni mwangu naitabaruku kazi hii kwa wazazi wangu, kwanza Baba yangu mpendwa, Cleopa Elinisafi Mapunjo Mpembeni na Mama yangu Kalolina Kitungutu waliopenda sana kunihimiza nisome kwa bidii. Kwani maisha …
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Kuchunguza Dhamira za Kijamii na Kiutamaduni Katika Riwaya ya Kiswahili: Mifano Kutoka Kuli na Vuta N’kuvute
Riwaya za Kuli na Vuta N’kuvute zimepata umaarufu na kuwa riwaya nzuri na imara za mtunzi Shafi Adam Shafi. Utafiti huu ulifanywa kwa nia kuu ya kuchunguza dhamira za kijamii na kiutamaduni zinazojitokeza katika riwaya hizo mbili (Kuli na Vuta N’kuvute). Katika kutimiza nia hii, tulikusanya data …
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Kuchunguza Masuala ya Kisiasa Katika Riwaya za Shaaban Robert: Mfano wa Kusadikika na Kufikirika
Mada ya utafiti huu ilikuwa ni kuchunguza masuala ya Kisiasa katika Riwaya za Shaaban Robert: Mfano wa Kusadikika na Kufikirika. Lengo kuu la utafiti huu lilikuwa ni kutathimini masuala ya kisiasa katika riwaya za Shaaban Robert kupitia riwaya za Kusadikika na Kufikirika. Lengo kuu la utafiti huu …
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Nafasi ya hadithi Simulizi katika kufunza Maadili mema shule za sekondari, Visiwani Zanzibar
Hadithi Simulizi zimeanza zamani kutumika katika jamii. Hadithi zilikuwa na zinaendelea kutumika katika jamii ya watu wa Visiwa vya Zanzibar katika fani mbalimbali za kimaisha. Wazee majumbani na walimu katika Shule za Sekondari hutumia hadithi simulizi katika kufunza maadili mema. Mtafiti amefanya …
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Language Changes within Kibena
The aim of the study was to examine Language changes within Kibena,leading to formation of Kimaswitule in Njombe district, (the area of study where Kibena is spoken). The study is organized in five chapters, the first chapter introduces the origin of the word Bena and the area of the study. It …
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The Artistic Uses of Metaphors in Constructing Meanings and Messages in new Generation Songs in Tanzania
This study is about the artistic use of metaphors in Kiswahili new generation songs in Tanzania. The purpose of i-nvestigating metaphors was to examine the artistic uses of metaphors in constructing meaning and messages in new generation songs. To realize its objectives, the study employed three …
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To what extent and in what ways do communities of practice facilitate learning in the context of professional development for interpreting students and practitioners?
Conference interpreting is a highly competitive and selective profession where careers are built on skills and reputation. Students, graduates and new practitioners experience a gap between the end of their intensive guided studies and their engagement in the impermeable landscape of professional …
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Making our way through multilingualism – reflexivity and decision-making of language students
This thesis investigates reflexivity and decision-making of language students by examining the interplay between what students care about (their multilingual ‘concerns’), and how they understand and act on their structural environments (through multilingual ‘projects’). The research is based on a …
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Professional interpreters as a subgroup of highly proficient bilinguals: a Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) approach
Professional interpreters are often described as “exceptional” bilinguals, however, there is very little information in the literature about the particulars of this kind of bilingual proficiency, or the conditions and life experiences resulting in its development (Valdes and Angelelli, 2003). …
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A theory and praxis of a city poetic: Jakobson, poetic function and city space: women, deixis and the narrator: a city poem: 'Shades of light: a triumph of city'
This thesis re-examines Jakobson's theory of poetic function and develops the axial model of his metaphoric and metonymic poles in order to construct a suggested iconic and poetic space, with special reference to a city poetic. The suggested model is used to develop a possible genre of a city …
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Speech intelligibility: a study of Iraqi EFL learners’ accented English
Intelligibility refers to a targeted pronunciation level in English which enables non-native English speakers to produce and understand English speech uttered by both native and non-native English speakers (Abercrombie, 1949; Gimson, 2001; Cruttenden, 2014; Munro and Derwing, 2006; Levis, 2016). …
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The translation of original metaphors from Spanish to English in two novels by Carmen Laforet : Nada and La isla y los demonios
This thesis is about 'new' metaphor, conceived and created by authors, often called 'original metaphor' in the world of Translation Studies. It is the most extreme form of figurative language, ‘often dramatic and shocking in effect’ Newmark (1982, p.84). The translation of original metaphor can …
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Learning mathematics in a Turkish-English bilingual after school club
This thesis presents an investigation of a bilingual Turkish/English after school club in a UK secondary school. It investigates and analyses bilingual/multilingual students’ naturally occurring language use during classroom activities and explores students’ strategies while tackling mathematical …
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The role of translation in shaping media and political discourses in times of conflict : the Syrian "Spring" in context
… generally pertains to the realm of Critical Text Linguistics (CTL) and is located within a translational context. It considers "language as a form of social practice", (Fairclough 1989: 20) and "social behaviour", (Halliday 1978: 12-13) that cannot be studied in isolation from its socio-cultural …