Kiswahili-English on Public Signage: A Morpheme- By -Morpheme Approach

Communication could be oral and written. These forms of communication may formal or informal depending on the setting, people involved, age class. Codeswitching is an form communication. It used most at times in However, recent times, its has been extensively written This raised issues as to whether can also a possible platform for study investigates codeswitching public signage by Kiswahili –English bilinguals. The examines how bilinguals use two languages structurally analysing English words are distributed given mixed constituent. To achieve this, Kiswahili-English codeswitched data was gathered from tokens Kenya specifically, Nairobi. Using Matrix Language Frame Model Myers-Scotton, observes that theories propounded analyse (public texts) because writers adhere syntax both stipulated tenets Model. when aim solely look text items without keen considerations graphics therein is, if analysis based purely syntax. therefore recommends importance especially evidence language accepted members speech community.