Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Rew, Francis Owino"

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    • Discourse Markers and Plagiarism in the Literature Review Section of a Research Thesis: A Study in Kenya 

      Ondondo, Emily Ayieta; Rew, Francis Owino (Science Publishing Group, 2020-06-04)
      Academic writing is pertinent to postgraduate students because it is mandatory for them to write a research thesis as part of their degree programme. However, sometimes the theses that postgraduate students write do not ...

    • An Optimality Analysis of Hiatus Resolution Strategies in Olusuba 

      Sande, Walter Ochieng; Ondondo, Emily Ayieta; Rew, Francis Owino (American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2019-06)
      Vowel hiatus is a prohibited configuration of vowels in many languages of the world. This study is established to examine strategies used to resolve vowel hiatus in Olusuba, a Bantu language spoken in parts of Kenya, ...

    • A pragmatic analysis of significance of speech acts in Margaret Ogola‟s the river and the source and I swear by Page 8 of 12 Apollo 

      Oloo, Nicholas Onyango; Ochieng, Robert Onyango; Rew, Francis Owino (European Journal of English Language, Linguistics and Literature, 2019-01)
      This paper aims to evaluate the uses and significance of speech acts in Maragret Ogola’s two novels; The River and the Source (1994) and I swear by Apollo (2002). The researcher uses Austin (1962) and Searle 1969 Speech ...

    • A Study of Vowel Length in Olusuba. 

      Sande, Walter Ochieng; Ondondo, Emily Ayieta; Rew, Francis Owino (International Journal of English Language and Linguistics Research, 2019-05)
      This article describes vowel length in Olusuba. The objective of this study is to investigate sources of vowel length in Olusuba. Data for this study was collected from a secondary source: Dholuo translation of Olusuba. ...