Billian Khalayi Otundo
List of John Benjamins publications in which Billian Khalayi Otundo is involved.
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2026 Noun forms of address among matatu touts in multilingual Kenya: Pragmatic functions beyond politeness theory Pragmatics in African Contexts, pp. 223–244 | Article
This study examines the noun forms of address (NoFA) used by matatu touts, employees who solicit business for Kenya’s minibuses, to navigate social interactions. It addresses two questions: (i) What noun forms do matatu touts use to hail passengers? (ii) How do these forms align with or diverge… read more