Difference between revisions of "User:Misah Natumanya"

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My name is Misah Natumanya from Uganda.I work with the Department of Linguistics, English Studies and Communication Skill, and the Department of African Languages, both found in the School of Language, Literature & Communication of Makerere University. I hold an MPhil in Linguistics (NTNU),a BA in Arts (MUK),a DIPLOMA in Educ (ITEK). I teach Linguistics, Communication skills, Runyakitara and some ELS courses at an undergraduate level. I enjoy Morpho-syntax, Morpho-semantics, Phonology, Translation, Sociolinguistics, Stylistics and Lexicography.I have a rich experience in translation from English to Runyankore-Rukiga and Vice versa; and I am a lead translator of Runyankore-Rukiga and Runyoro -Rutooro for the Centre of Language and Communication Services of Makerere University. I am also among the key editors of the first ever Runyankore-Rukiga monolingual dictionary locally known as "Kashoboorozi ya Runyankore-Rukiga". Am also an author of Runyankore-Rukiga primary school thematic curriculum books, with Macmillan Publishers. I like language studies and linguistics with all my heart and soul,and believe me,this natural language database,will further our linguistic analysis.

My Masters thesis is on Applicative Constructions in Runyankore-Rukiga, The thesis focussed on Runyankore-Rukiga Applicative Morpho-Phonological & Syntactic Patterns.. It doesn't only document and investigate different forms of the applicative morpheme but also identifies and describes the Morpho-phonological rules (Processes) responsible for their realization. In the thesis text, different forms (allomorphs)of the Applicative morpheme are identified and well illustrated with in-depth annotated examples from TypeCraft. Also,the thesis Classifies RR Applicative Constructions basing on the data(see my corpus below) I collected from fieldwork in 2010& 2011. Syntactically,the object relations and the argument structure of different classes of RR applicative constructions, are also well described and illustrated in my thesis. Ideally,the study is both descriptive (being the first of its kind to document applicative constructions in Runyankore-Rukiga) and a bit analytic. Yet, description is where I started from.

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-My name is Misah Natumanya, a Munyankore and a Ugandan by nationality.I am a master's student at the Institute for Languages and Communication Studies at NTNU. Back home,I am a teaching Assistant in the Institute of Languages, Makerere University. I teach Runyakitara and some linguistics courses at undergraduate level. I enjoy morpho-syntax, morpho-semantics, phonology, translation and lexicography.I have a rich experience in translation from English to Runyankore-Rukiga, and I am among the key editors of the first ever Runyankore-Rukiga monolingual dictionary locally known as "Kashoboorozi ya Runyankore-Rukiga". Am also an author of Runyankore-Rukiga primary school thematic curriculum books, with Macmillan Publishers. I like linguistics with all my heart and soul,and believe me,this natural language database,will further our linguistic analysis.
+My name is Misah Natumanya from Uganda.I work with the Department of Linguistics, English Studies and Communication Skill, and the Department of African Languages, both found in the School of Language, Literature & Communication of  Makerere University. I hold an MPhil in Linguistics (NTNU),a BA in Arts (MUK),a DIPLOMA in Educ (ITEK). I teach Linguistics, Communication skills, Runyakitara and some ELS courses at an undergraduate level. I enjoy Morpho-syntax, Morpho-semantics, Phonology, Translation, Sociolinguistics, Stylistics and Lexicography.I have a rich experience in translation from English to Runyankore-Rukiga and Vice versa; and I am  a lead translator of Runyankore-Rukiga and Runyoro -Rutooro for the Centre of Language and Communication Services of Makerere University. I am also among the key editors of the first ever Runyankore-Rukiga monolingual dictionary locally known as "Kashoboorozi ya Runyankore-Rukiga". Am also an author of Runyankore-Rukiga primary school thematic curriculum books, with Macmillan Publishers. I like language studies and linguistics with all my heart and soul,and believe me,this natural language database,will further our linguistic analysis.
-Currently, I am writing a thesis on '''Applicative Constructions in Runyankore-Rukiga''', It is basically on '''Runyankore-Rukiga Applicative Morphology''' (different forms and allomorphs of the applicative affix in RR),'''Classification and Object relations in RR applicative constructions''',  and the possible ''' co-occurrences of the applicative morpheme with other verb derivational morphemes'''. I also intend to establish and show '''how the applicative morpheme licences an additional argument to the verb''', where I will use '''Lexical Functional Grammar'''(LFG).
+My Masters thesis is on '''Applicative Constructions in Runyankore-Rukiga''', The thesis focussed on '''Runyankore-Rukiga Applicative Morpho-Phonological & Syntactic Patterns.'''. It doesn't only document and investigate different forms of the applicative morpheme but also identifies and describes the Morpho-phonological rules (Processes) responsible for their realization. In the thesis text, different '''forms (allomorphs)of the Applicative morpheme''' are identified and well illustrated with in-depth annotated examples from TypeCraft. Also,the thesis '''Classifies RR Applicative Constructions''' basing on the data(see my corpus below) I collected from fieldwork in 2010& 2011. Syntactically,the '''object relations''' and the '''argument structure''' of  different classes of RR applicative constructions, are also well described and illustrated in my thesis.
-The study will be both '''Descriptive''' ( being the first of its kind to document applicative constructions in Runyankore-Rukiga), and '''Analytical'''.The thesis will be written using data annotated from typecraft.There is no doubt that Typecraft will make it possible and see me through with it .
+Ideally,the study is both descriptive (being the first of its kind to document applicative constructions in Runyankore-Rukiga) and a bit analytic. Yet, description is where I started from.
+===Please also visit my corpus===
+My corpus consists of:
+====Conversations and dialogues====
+[[Image:Dialog.gif|thumb|200px|left]]
+*[[Corpus:Conversation1_with_B.J.J]]
+*[[Corpus:Conversation_2_with_B.J.J]]
+*[[Corpus:Telephone_Conversation_by_B.J.J]]
+*[[Corpus:Dialogue_with_AE]]
+*[[Corpus:Dialogue_with_BP]]
+====Newspaper excerpts====
+[[Image:Stapel2.jpg|thumb|50px|left]]
+*[[Corpus:Excerpts_from_the_Entatsi_newspaper_:]]
+*[[Corpus:Excerpts_from_the_Orumuri_newspaper_:]]
+<br>
+<br>
+====Songs====
+[[Image:Hymn.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
+*[[Corpus:Ekyeshongoro_(_Hymn)_-_Abariisa_ku_baabaire_baariisize]]
+*[[Corpus:Ekyeshongoro_(_Hymn)_-_Niinyesiima_Okumanya_Yesu_n%27Omujuni]]
+*[[Corpus:Ekyeshongoro_(_Hymn)_-_Mukama_ninkutakira]]
+*[[Corpus:Ekyeshongoro_(_Hymn)_-_Yesu_ni_Munywani_Waitu.]]
+<br>
+<br>
+====Excerpts from literary texts====
+[[Image:Book.jpg|thumb|150px|left]]
+*[[Corpus:Excepts_from_the_novel_%27%27Abagyenda_Bareeba%27%27]]
+====Excerpts from linguistic texts====
+*[[Corpus:Chichewa]]
+*[[Corpus:Kinyarwanda]]
+*[[Corpus:Kiswahili]]
+*[[Corpus:Kindendeule]]
+====Elicitation data====
+*[[Corpus:Elicitation_data_(Translations%26_native_speaker%27s_Intuition)]]

Difference between revisions of "User:Misah Natumanya"

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Contents

Please also visit my corpus

Conversations and dialogues

Newspaper excerpts

Songs

Excerpts from literary texts

Excerpts from linguistic texts

Elicitation data