TOPIC: A CONSTRAINT-BASED ANALYSIS OF KIKAMBA NATIVIZED LOANWORDS STUDENT: NDAMBUKI BERNARD MUTUA REG. NO.: C50/CE/11613/2007 SUPERVISORS: 1. DR. RUTH W. NDUNG’U 2. DR. CALEB I. SHIVACHI DEPARTMENT: ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS SCHOOL: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ABSTRACT This work is a constraint-based analysis of Kikamba nativized loanwords. The mechanism used by the recipient language in the phonological modification of loanwords has been explained within the framework
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contained word signs and phonetic signs‚ meaning the signs represented the sounds that the Mayans spoke. Then in 1948‚ archeologists were able to decipher certain hieroglyphs in a temple that told the story of “Lord Shield”. These explorers were able to connect the glyphs to the remains of the ruler and found the hidden staircase that led to a crypt. In that crypt they found the Mayan king’s body. Years later‚ Dave Stewart found that many different signs can represent the same phonetic sound. One sound
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The Chinese use chopsticks as easily and as naturally as Europeans use forks. They are like an extension of a man’s fingers‚ practical adaptations that evolved from the days when man indeed ate with his fingers. There are different styles of chopsticks. The Chinese variety is blunt on the "eating end‚"‚ while the Japanese prefer those with pointed tips. There are even short lengths for children for use. Chopsticks are made of many materials - ivory‚ plastic‚ silver‚ and even jade - but the most
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Abstract The demand of learning for communication is very necessary and vocabulary plays an important role in daily speeches. Lacking of vocabulary can lead to difficulties in communication. Learners cannot master four skills of English if they have a very limited vocabulary. According to a survey of 42 college students‚ students have problems with learning vocabulary. Another survey of 13 English teachers says that their vocabulary teaching also meets with difficulties. Therefore‚ this research
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is Eliza zodanig geëmancipeerd geraakt‚ dat zij aangeeft niet langer afhankelijk te zijn van Higgins en haar eigen weg te kunnen gaan. Pygmalion is a 1912 play by George Bernard Shaw‚ named after a Greek mythological character. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl‚ Eliza Doolittle‚ to pass for a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility‚ the most important element of which‚ he believes
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“A Finale” Uninteresting blocks o’ stone molded to artistic pawns‚ Royal knights maneuvering handsomely on the board‚ Sturdy rooks marching straight with determined ease‚ Hunchbacked bishops gliding through diagonal streets‚ the Haughty queen parading all quarters of the board‚ the Resolute king taking one step at a time‚ Minuscule pawns killed in initial encounters‚ Infinite permutations changing the match‚ furrowed brows shine with sweat‚ automatic clocks tick each player’s moves‚ Mistakes
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHING EVALUATION (Lecturer: Ahmad Munir‚ Ph. D) ASSESSING WRITING Presented by : 1. ISPARWATI 2. SAKEUS SURBAKTI 3. USWATUN HASANAH POST GRADUATE PROGRAM ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDY PROGRAM SURABAYA STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT PRINCIPLE AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES CHAPTER 9 ASSESSING WRITING BACKGROUND Not many centuries ago‚ writing was a skill that was the exclusive domain of scribes and scholar I educational
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Test 2 Question 1. Presentations are offered to children so that they can perform activities. How do you differentiate between activities and presentations? Presentations are: 1. Introducing the educational materials to the child‚ so that the child can perform and work with them in a purposeful manner while‚ It is said that the Activity of the child will become purposeful only when or if the materials used is for the purpose it has been created. 2. Presentations in Montessori
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Australian English essay “How is Australian English changing to reflect the evolving identity of Australians in the twenty-first century? Discuss at least two of the subsystems in your response.” The Australian identity is an extremely unique variety of English that is continuously changing to reflect the evolving identity in the twenty-first century. Ever since the development of technology‚ these technological advances have had a large impact on the English language used in both spoken and
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The “reading war” has raged since the early 1930’s. What is the reading war and why is a “simple” thing such as learning to read and spell so controversial. Why‚ when Johnny sees the words “yellow pencil” can he color the bird yellow however‚ ask him to spell the word and he stares with a blank face and says (Y_I_L_O). Is this a byproduct of the wars or as people have hypothesized it is for the reason that Johnny comes from a “bad family.” This paper delves into the “Reading Wars” and discusses
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