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    • Co-Text and Implicature in Bi. Msafwari’s Topical Discussions 

      Neyole, Eunice N.; Miruka, Frida A.; Amukowa, Deborah N. (AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-08)
      Decoding meaning in communication depends on semantic properties assigned by grammar and the speaker's intended meaning. Therefore, it is necessary to infer the intended meaning from the cues the speaker provides in the ...
    • Communicating Off-Record Politeness by Use of Non-Usual Stress in Kiswahili Language 

      Neyole, Eunice Nafula; Miruka, Fridah A.; Amukowa, Deborah N. (AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-08)
      The interpretation of meaning as intended is a major factor to be borne in mind by interlocutors in a communicative event. Though speakers choose strategies that enable communication messages in well-interpreted manner, ...