Michael Karani
Biographic Data
| ID | 9448549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Karani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Karani |
| SIGNATURE | KARANI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dar es Salaam |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0810-6267 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Assessing the Vitality of Maasai
The current vitality of the Maasai language may be evaluated by analyzing the language portraits produced by secondary-school students in the predominantly Maasai region of Arusha. Two kinds of data – pictorial (presentational) and verbal (discursive) – suggest that a devaluation of Maasai, which has been observed previously among the older generation of school-age children’s parents, is evident in this generation of children as well. Three facto…
Ideophones in Arusa Maasai
The present article is dedicated to the syntax, morphology, and phonetics of ideophones in Arusa Maasai. After examining the compliance of 69 ideophonic lexemes with the typologically driven prototype of an ideophone, the authors conclude that Arusa ideophones may range from canonical to non-canonical even within a single language module. When syntax, morphology, and phonetics are considered jointly, holophrastic and asyntagmatic ideophones are m…
Conative calls to animals
Abstracct The present article expands our empirical and theoretical knowledge of conative animal calls (CACs) in the languages of the world. By drawing on canonical typology and prototype theory – and by contrasting the original evidence related to the category of CACs in Arusa Maasai with the evidence concerning CACs in other languages that is currently available in scholarship – the authors design a cross-linguistic prototype of a CAC and enume…
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Conative calls to animals
Abstracct The present article expands our empirical and theoretical knowledge of conative animal calls (CACs) in the languages of the world. By drawing on canonical typology and prototype theory – and by contrasting the original evidence related to the category of CACs in Arusa Maasai with the evidence concerning CACs in other languages that is currently available in scholarship – the authors design a cross-linguistic prototype of a CAC and enume…
Ideophones in Arusa Maasai
The present article is dedicated to the syntax, morphology, and phonetics of ideophones in Arusa Maasai. After examining the compliance of 69 ideophonic lexemes with the typologically driven prototype of an ideophone, the authors conclude that Arusa ideophones may range from canonical to non-canonical even within a single language module. When syntax, morphology, and phonetics are considered jointly, holophrastic and asyntagmatic ideophones are m…
Assessing the Vitality of Maasai
The current vitality of the Maasai language may be evaluated by analyzing the language portraits produced by secondary-school students in the predominantly Maasai region of Arusha. Two kinds of data – pictorial (presentational) and verbal (discursive) – suggest that a devaluation of Maasai, which has been observed previously among the older generation of school-age children’s parents, is evident in this generation of children as well. Three facto…
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Maasai (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works)