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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, ...

    • Rhetorical Questions as an off-record Politeness Strategy in Language Use among the Bukusu 

      Neyole, Eunice N.; . Miruka, Frida A; Amukowa, Deborah N. (Research Journal in Modern Languages and Literature. Kenya Royallite Publishers (UK) Limited, 2021-04-07)
      This paper sought to discuss rhetorical questions as an off- record politeness strategy with the aim of determining the context and reasons for their use in communication. It focused on language use amongst users of Bukusu ...

    • Rhetorical questions as an off-record politeness strategy in language use among the Bukusu 

      Neyole, Eunice N.; Miruka, Frida A.; Amukowa, Deborah N. (Research Journal in Modern Languages and Literatures, 2021-04-05)
      This paper sought to discuss rhetorical questions as an off- record politeness strategy with the aim of determining the context and reasons for their use in communication. It focused on language use amongst users of Bukusu ...

    • Rhetorical questions as an off-record politeness strategy in language use among the Bukusu 

      Neyole, Eunice N.; Miruka, Frida A.; Amukowa, Deborah N. (Research Journal in Modern Languages and Literature. Kenya Royallite Publishers (UK) Limited, 2021-04-07)
      This paper sought to discuss rhetorical questions as an off- record politeness strategy with the aim of determining the context and reasons for their use in communication. It focused on language use amongst users of Bukusu ...