English variety for public domain in Kenya, speakers' attitudes and views

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dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.authorMuthwii, Margaret J.
dc.contributor.authorKioko, Angelina N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-01T13:09:21Z
dc.date.available2021-02-09T13:52:23Z
dc.date.available2024-03-01T13:09:21Z
dc.date.issued2004-01
dc.description.abstractThe study sought to establish the attitudes of Kenyan speakers (n=210) towards 3 varieties of English: 1) ethically marked Kenyan English, 2) standard Kenyan English and 3) native speaker English (British, American, Australian etc) of the three varieties, the most preferred by both rural and urban respondents for use in the media and education was standard Kenyan English. Most of the respondents also considered this as the variety used by successful professionals like lawyers, doctors, engineers and successful business people. Contrary to expectation, intelligence, ambition, expertness are attributed to speakers not when they use native varieties of English but when they use the non ethnic marked variety of Kenyan English. The study suggests that further research should be less concerned about the deviation of Kenyan English from native speaker norms and concentrate more on the formal description of the variety of English that Kenyan speakers overwhelmingly prefer
dc.description.sponsorshipPAC University
dc.identifier.citationKioko, A. N., & Muthwii, M. J. (2003). English Variety for the Public Domain in Kenya: Speakers’ Attitudes and Views. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 16(2), 130–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908310308666662
dc.identifier.issn1853597279
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.pacuniversity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3099.2
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultilingual matters Ltden_US
dc.subjectEnglish Languageen_US
dc.subjectKenyan englishen_US
dc.subjectNative speaker englishen_US
dc.titleEnglish variety for public domain in Kenya, speakers' attitudes and viewsen_US
dc.typeArticle
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