Kennedy Njenje Kangwa* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, KABWE, ZAMBIA DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21795937 This article presents a linguistic analysis of the opening remarks delivered by Mr Patrick K. Kangwa, Secretary to the Cabinet of the Republic of Zambia, Read More …
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The Burden of Words: Investigating Redundancy in Undergraduate Academic Writing at Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia
Kennedy Njenje Kangwa* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, KABWE, ZAMBIA DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21794519 This article investigates redundancy, the use of unnecessary words, in undergraduate academic writing at Kwame Nkrumah University (KNU). Through qualitative content analysis of 150 student Read More …
Shifting Tongues: A Case Study of Domain Loss and Intergenerational Erosion in the Lala Language of Serenje District, Zambia
Pethias Siame*, Kennedy N. Kangwa & Colious Gondwe *Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21790648 This study investigates the sociolinguistic factors contributing to the endangerment of the Lala language in Zambia’s Serenje District. Motivated by the Read More …
The Significance of Pragmatic Devices in Communication: A Phenomenological Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Kapiri District, Zambia
Pethias Siame*, Kennedy N. Kangwa & Colious Gondwe Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21790019 This study problematizes the significant gap between the recognised importance of pragmatic competence and its practical application within the Zambian secondary Read More …
English Language Monopoly and Indigenous Language Specialist Exclusion from Educational Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study of Secondary Schools in Zambia’s Northern Province
David Daniel Chipeta & Pethias Siame* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21461912 This study investigates the systemic exclusion of indigenous language specialists from Head of Department (HOD) positions in Northern Province secondary schools, Zambia, Read More …
Morphophonological Processes and Micro-variations in the Verbal Morphology of ciLungu, ciMambwe, and ciNamwanga Languages
Pethias Siame 1*, Kennedy Njenje Kangwa 2, Humphrey M. Kapau 3 & Raphael Prince Akeem Chisenga 4 Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17335172 This paper presents an in-depth, comparative linguistic analysis of three closely related yet distinct Bantu languages Read More …
Constructing Legitimacy through Language: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Zambian Parliamentary Debates
Pethias Siame 1*, Raphael Prince Akeem Chisenga 2, Kennedy Njenje Kangwa 3, Humphrey M. Kapau 4 & Benjamin Amoakohene 5 Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17334887 Parliamentary debates in Zambia represent a critical arena where language functions as a Read More …
