Political campaigns employ war metaphors that bring forth the resemblance between the rigours of war and the struggle to occupy electoral offices. In this regard, the political candidates are soldiers, the constituents ...

SMS texting uses language in a creative way. This is necessitated by the small space available on the small mobile screen and the cumbersome nature of the typing keys. The resultant use of abbreviations, clippings, logograms ...

This paper investigates the stylistic features, contexts and choices made in the language of Kenyan dramedies with specific focus on the interpersonall functions. One episode from each of two dramedies aired weekly on two ...