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Distal demonstratives in Nairobi Swahili: An emerging relative particle? (2024)
Journal Article
Jelpke, T. (2024). Distal demonstratives in Nairobi Swahili: An emerging relative particle?. SOAS working papers in linguistics, 22, 1-15

This paper investigates the use of the distal demonstrative -le in relative clauses (either as a pronominal head noun or modifier of the head noun) in Nairobi Swahili. It has previously been suggested that the demonstrative functions as a kind of “ps... Read More about Distal demonstratives in Nairobi Swahili: An emerging relative particle?.

Verbal extensions in Sheng: an examination of variation in form and function (2024)
Journal Article
Kariuki, A., Gibson, H., Jelpke, T., Ochieng, M., & Poeta, T. Verbal extensions in Sheng: an examination of variation in form and function. Linguistics Vanguard: A Multimodal Journal for the Language Sciences, 10(S4), 365-377. https://doi.org/10.1515/lingvan-2022-0149

This paper investigates verbal extensions in Sheng, a youth language originating in Nairobi, Kenya. Sheng has received scholarly attention since the 1980s, primarily with a focus on its sociolinguistic traits. Our study aims to advance the linguistic... Read More about Verbal extensions in Sheng: an examination of variation in form and function.