Kenyan English

This volume treats the sociolinguistic reality of Kenyan English. The contributors give the readers a rare glance into various contexts of English language use, such as school classrooms, radio stations, an urban pulpit, and a multilingual family setting.

Martha M. Michieka is professor of linguistics at East Tennessee State University. Evans Gesura Mecha is senior lecturer of theoretical linguistics at Kisii University.

Introduction: Kenyan English or Kenyan Englishes? Martha. M. Michieka and Evans Gesura Mecha Chapter 1: An Empirical Study of Regional Variations in the Kenyan English Vowel System Peter Nyansera Otieno Chapter 2: The Kenyan English Accent: Segmental Features Joshua Itumo and Martin C. Njoroge Chapter 3: Error or flavor: An Account of the Lexical, Phrasal, and Syntactic Character of Fossilize Errors in Kenyan English Grammar Ann Hildah Gatakaa Kinyua Chapter: 4: Teaching English in Kenya: Reforms and Challenges in Early Years Education Benard Omenge Nyatuka, Chapter 5: English across the Curriculum in Kenya: The Reality in Primary School Classrooms and Implications on Epistemic Access Peter Mose Chapter 6: English Language Proficiency Among Secondary School Learners in Kenya: A Case of One Kenyan Rural Sub County Daniel Nyongesa Khaemba and Eucabeth Ong'au- Mong'are Chapter 7: Patterns of English Use in Kiswahili-Based Kenyan Mass Media Sarah Marjie Chapter 8: The English Language and Media