Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): JLL

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Published: 2026-01-05

Articles

Preservation of Kalenjin Indigenous Knowledge Systems (KIKS) and Mother Languages

Japheth Kigen

Abstract views: 0

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.1176
Syntactic Focus Marking Strategies and Non-canonical Structure in Kiswahili

Elishafati J. Ndumiwe

1-12

Abstract views: 231

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.883
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From Chalk to Chatbots: Students’ Perceptions of ChatGPT as a Cognitive Scaffold in Undergraduate Linguistics

Zamda Yusufu Msoke

13-24

Abstract views: 159

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.943
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The Development of Chuga: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of a Youth Vernacular in Tanzania

Sadiki Moshi Feruzi, Salum Japhari , Zamda Yusufu Msoke, Rubeya Ali Salim, Said Nassoro Jaff

25-33

Abstract views: 292

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.936
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The Sociolinguistic Implications of Inanimate Metonymies in Dholuo

Joseph Arthur Mbara, Pamela Anyango Oloo, Charles Kesero Tunai, Joyce Wambura Boke

34-43

Abstract views: 97

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.981
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Evaluating and Enhancing Machine Comprehension of Hybrid Youth Language in Kenyan Social Media

Georginah Nyatichi Makini

44-55

Abstract views: 126

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.988
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Metaphors in the Eulogisation of Raila Amollo Odinga: Constructing a Political Saint in the Kenyan Imagination

Juliet Akinyi Jagero

56-64

Abstract views: 136

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.938
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Language Barriers and Their Impact on Parental Guidance in STEM Practical Assignments for Grade Six Learners in Matungu Sub-County, Kenya

Christine Omusula Angachi

65-74

Abstract views: 77

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.1088
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The Role of Instructional Media in Refining Pupils’ English Language Proficiency: A Case of Wete District in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Rubeya Ali Salim

75-84

Abstract views: 42

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.1100
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A Relevance-Theoretic Analysis of Gendered Insults and the Policing of Female Sexuality among the Gĩkũyũ of Limuru Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya

Dianah Wangari Kabiru, Nelson Ndiritu, Florence Mwithi

85-96

Abstract views: 32

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.1118
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Euphemistic Representations of Death in Kenyan Online Obituary and Funeral Discourse: A Corpus-Assisted Conceptual Metaphor Analysis

Joyleen Chemis

97-113

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https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.1166
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