The acquisition order of Kiswahili grammatical morphemes in Kiswahili speaking children.

dc.contributor.authorUpor, Rose Acen
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-06T10:48:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-07T16:26:36Z
dc.date.available2019-06-06T10:48:39Z
dc.date.available2020-01-07T16:26:36Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionAvailable in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr.Wilbert Chagula Library,Classmark (THS EAF PL8702.U6)en_US
dc.description.abstractEarlier studies done in other languages have revealed that the differences in the order of acquisition of grammatical morphemes in the mother tongue and the target language can serve to explain the problems that children face in the course of learning the target language. This study intends to determine an order of acquisition of grammatical morphemes in Kiswahili speaking children using the order of acquisition of the same in English speaking children as a model. The methods used in order to achieve the objectives of the study were' both qualitative and quantitative. These methods used were manifested through the use of questionnaires and observation techniques in data collection. Four sets of questionnaires were prepared and administered to the research samples that comprised teachers, school heads/owners, parents and children. Observation method was used for the interactions that the children indulged in. One of the major findings of this study revealed that the order of acquisition of grammatical morphemes in Kiswahili speaking children differed from the order of acquisition of the same in English speaking children. Secondly, there were both individual differences and age related differences in the language development of children. Thirdly, the environment weighs on the child's acquisition of Kiswahili grammatical morphemes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUpor, R. A. (2002). The acquisition order of Kiswahili grammatical morphemes in Kiswahili speaking children. Masters dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/detail.aspx?parentpriref=)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3395
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectSwahili languageen_US
dc.subjectSwahili speaking peopleen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleThe acquisition order of Kiswahili grammatical morphemes in Kiswahili speaking children.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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