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    Communication Strategies Inherent in Business Discourse by Miraa Traders of Igembe and Somali Origin
    (2014-10) Kobia, J. M.; Miriti, G.
    The main purpose of this paper was to analyse the communication strategies employed by miraa traders from Igembe and Somali origin, in their business discourse. The researchers were given the impetus to undertake this study because of the uniqueness exhibited in miraa traders’ discourse. The study aimed at establishing communication strategies depicted in their discourse and was guided by the Politeness Theory as advanced by Brown and Levinson (1987) and Communication Accommodation Theory by Giles (1971) to form the basis of its theoretical framework. The study was carried out at Muringene Market and in Maua Town in Kenya. It employed the social networks approach to identify participants. The purposive sampling procedure was used. Data was collected by tape-recording negotiations as miraa traders went on with their business interactions and through non-participants observation. Data analysis was largely qualitative. The study found out that miraa traders make use of several communication strategies such as inclusion, exclusion, directness, high level of informality, and volubility and taciturnity that form the basis of this study
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    Error Analysis in Mass Media in Kenya: a case study of radio bulletins from Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Radio Citizen.
    (2016-02) Mugambi, A.; Mukuthuria, M.; Kobia, J. M.
    This is a metaphorical analysis of domestic animals in selected Swahili proverbs with a focus on chicken metaphor based on their source domains. The paper examines the socio-cultural and economic background that shapes the Swahili proverbs and their underlining meanings inherent in them. The paper reveals that the Swahili proverbs are used metaphorically as a repository of traditional wisdom of the Swahili people and a vehicle to articulate their worldview.
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    Mwingilianomatini katika Tamthilia za Kiswahili: Mashetani na Kijiba cha Moyo.
    (California Institute of Technology, 2015) M’Ngaruthi, T. K.; Kobia, J. M.; Mukuthuria, M.; Ngesa, Ambrose K.; Matundura, Enock; Kobia, John
    Tamthilia ya Kiswahili imedhihirisha, kwa njia moja au nyingine, uhusiano wa kimwingilianomatini. Makala haya yanadhamiria kuchunguza viwango na aina za mwingilianomatini baina ya tamthilia mbili za Kiswahili. Tamthilia hizi ni Mashetani (Hussein 1971) na Kijiba cha Moyo (Arege 2009). Tathmini hii inaongozwa na nadharia ya mwingilanomatini. Tumeteua na kuhakiki tamthilia hizi kwa misingi kwamba, kwa muda mrefu, Ebrahim Hussein ameaminika kuwa mmojawapo wa watunzi bora wa tamthilia ya Kiswahili katika eneo la Afrika Mashariki. Wahakiki wa fasihi wanaelekea kukubaliana kwamba Ebrahim Hussein ameathiri watunzi wengi wa baadaye wa tamthilia kimtindo, kimaudhui na usawiri wahusika. Lengo la makala haya ni kujaribu kuonesha jinsi tamthilia za Mashetani na Kijiba cha Moyo zinavyofanana kwa kuchunguza viwango vya mwingilianomatini baina ya tamthilia hizo kwa kurejelea, motifu, maudhui, matumizi ya lugha, na wahusika. Je, ni kwa kiwango gani mtunzi wa Kijiba cha Moyo ameathiriwa na mtunzi wa Mashetani? Je, amemnukuu, kudondoa au kumwiga mtangulizi wake kwa kiwango gani?
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    A Stylistic Analysis of the Epic of Job.
    (2015) Kobia, J. M.; Mwilaria, R.
    This study is a stylistic analysis of Epic of Job. The Epic of Job is one of the oldest epic poems in Kiswahili poetry. It aims at identifying, analyzing and evaluating the style of the language used in the Epic of Job to pass the intended message. The choice and the uniqueness of the vocabulary and literary forms used to express themes in Epic motivated the researchers to undertake this study. Russian formalism theory by Roman Jacobson 1915 formed the theoretical framework of this study. The Epic of Job formed the primary data of analysis. The researchers read the Epic stanza by stanza analyzing the vocabulary used and other word formation techniques like substitution, consonance, assonance and refrain. The study found out that the language used in the Epic of Job was appropriate in passing the intended message. The author used vocabulary from Kiamu, Kimvita,Kingozi and Arabic languages effectively. The author also used literary forms like similes, irony, euphemism, rhetoric questions among others appropriately to convey the message. Through critical analysis of the Epic of Job, the study concluded that the Epic is relevant to current issues affecting humanity