Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): JLL

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Published: 2026-01-05

Articles

Syntactic Focus Marking Strategies and Non-canonical Structure in Kiswahili

Elishafati J. Ndumiwe

1-12

Abstract views: 140

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.883
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From Chalk to Chatbots: Students’ Perceptions of ChatGPT as a Cognitive Scaffold in Undergraduate Linguistics

Zamda Yusufu Msoke

13-24

Abstract views: 95

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.943
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The Development of Chuga: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of a Youth Vernacular in Tanzania

Sadiki Moshi Feruzi, Salum Japhari , Zamda Yusufu Msoke, Rubeya Ali Salim, Said Nassoro Jaff

25-33

Abstract views: 92

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.936
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The Sociolinguistic Implications of Inanimate Metonymies in Dholuo

Joseph Arthur Mbara, Pamela Anyango Oloo, Charles Kesero Tunai, Joyce Wambura Boke

34-43

Abstract views: 39

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.981
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Evaluating and Enhancing Machine Comprehension of Hybrid Youth Language in Kenyan Social Media

Georginah Nyatichi Makini

44-55

Abstract views: 47

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.988
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Metaphors in the Eulogisation of Raila Amollo Odinga: Constructing a Political Saint in the Kenyan Imagination

Juliet Akinyi Jagero

44-52

Abstract views: 48

https://doi.org/10.51317/jll.v5i1.938
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