MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARAS
English as an official language in Kenya has apparently influenced the Kenyan indigenous languages. Since it is the language of formal instruction in schools and other institutions, a large number of loan words have been integrated in the local languages. This paper thus investigated the adaptation...
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| description | English as an official language in Kenya has apparently influenced the Kenyan indigenous languages. Since it is the language of formal instruction in schools and other institutions, a large number of loan words have been integrated in the local languages. This paper thus investigated the adaptation of English loan verbs in Lukabaras which is one of the ethnic languages spoken in the Western region of Kenya. The study endeavoured to describe the morphological and phonological constraints evident in the integration of these items in Lukabaras. A sample of 20 lexical items was picked through purposive sampling technique and analysed descriptively. The study established that English verbs are incorporated in Lukabaras through the prefix {okhu-} and the verbal radical suffix {a}. It was further observed that in the process of integration the verbs are subject to phonological conditions such as consonant devoicing, vowel insertion, gliding and vowel reduction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6144840597194bdca6bfb90780ee46b92022-12-22T00:31:44ZengUniversitas Sanata DharmaLLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching1410-72012579-95332022-05-0125124024910.24071/llt.v25i1.35232334MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARASJames Matseshe Sasala0Masinde Muliro University of Science and TechnologyEnglish as an official language in Kenya has apparently influenced the Kenyan indigenous languages. Since it is the language of formal instruction in schools and other institutions, a large number of loan words have been integrated in the local languages. This paper thus investigated the adaptation of English loan verbs in Lukabaras which is one of the ethnic languages spoken in the Western region of Kenya. The study endeavoured to describe the morphological and phonological constraints evident in the integration of these items in Lukabaras. A sample of 20 lexical items was picked through purposive sampling technique and analysed descriptively. The study established that English verbs are incorporated in Lukabaras through the prefix {okhu-} and the verbal radical suffix {a}. It was further observed that in the process of integration the verbs are subject to phonological conditions such as consonant devoicing, vowel insertion, gliding and vowel reduction.https://e-journal.usd.ac.id/index.php/LLT/article/view/3523english language, loan word, lukabaras, morpho phonemic process |
| spellingShingle | James Matseshe Sasala MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARAS LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching english language, loan word, lukabaras, morpho phonemic process |
| title | MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARAS |
| title_full | MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARAS |
| title_fullStr | MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARAS |
| title_full_unstemmed | MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARAS |
| title_short | MORPHO-PHONEMIC ADAPTATION OF ENGLISH LOAN VERBS IN LUKABARAS |
| title_sort | morpho phonemic adaptation of english loan verbs in lukabaras |
| topic | english language, loan word, lukabaras, morpho phonemic process |
| url | https://e-journal.usd.ac.id/index.php/LLT/article/view/3523 |
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