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Kang'ethe-Iraki, Frederick. 2004. Cognitive efficiency: The sheng phenomenon in Kenya. Pragmatics 14 (1) : 55–68.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
cognition | identity negotiation | language variety | social context | youth
Language as a subject
Kiswahili
Place, Publisher
IPRA
Journal DOI
10.1075/prag

Annotation

This paper discusses the linguistic structure and reasons for the emergence of Sheng, a Kiswahili variety spoken by (poor) urban Nairobi youth.