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DEVET GOODNESS SINYANGWE

Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Literature, Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education
Education:

Bachelor of Arts with Education, (MA Linguistics) University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, MSc (English Teaching) Aston University, Birmingham, PhD (Linguistics) University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Teaching:

Phonology and phonetics, pragmatics, Linguistic theory, syntax, second language learning and the structure of Bantu languages.

Research:

Bantu languages, morphology, morphosyntax, discourse analysis and pragmatics, semantics, phonology and phonetics.

Projects:

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Publications:

  1. Goodness, D. (2013). What Triggers the Augment in Shinyiha? Journal of Humanities, Education and Science. Dar es Salaam University College of Education.
  2. Goodness, D. (2015).The Properties of Quantifiers and Numerals in Shinyiha. Journal of Humanities, Education and  Science. Dar es Salaam University College
    of Education.
  3. Goodness, D. (2015). The Morphosyntax of Shinyiha Adjectives, World Conference of African Languages (WOCAL 8), Conference Proceedings presented in Italy, 2014.
  4. Goodness, D. (2016) Meaning and Meaning Extension of the Verb kata in Kiswahili, Journal of Humanities Education and Science, Dar es Salaam
    University College of Education.
  5. Goodness, D. (2017). The Bantu Preprefix, Morphology, Phonology or Syntax?   International Journal of Linguistics, Macrothink Institute.
  6. Goodness, D. (2018). The nature and direction of meaning of –kali in Kiswahili, UTAFITI  Journal  of the  College of Humanities, University of Dar es salaam, paper in press.
  7. Goodness, Devet (2019). The Morphosyntax of the demonstrative in Shinyiha, Journal of Linguistics and Language in Education, University of Dar es Salaam.
  8. Goodness, Devet (2020). The sociolinguistics and pragmatics of Maasai greetings, UTAFITI, vol. 16. pp.101-116.
  9. Goodness, Devet (2020). Shinyiha Noun Derivation, South African Journal of Linguistics (SAJAL). Taylor and Francis.vol. 40 (3),pp 326-334.
  10. Goodness, Devet (2020). The Form Sasa as Both a Temporal Adverb and a Discourse Marker in Kiswahili, KISWAHILI. Vol. 83 (1) 2020.
  11. Goodness, Devet (2021). Noun Modification in Shinyiha, Ghana Journal of Linguistics 10 (2)pp. 151-174.
  12. Goodness, Devet (2021). Stylistic Analysis of Selected Sermons Delivered by Pentecostal Preachers, UTAFITI Journal vol. 16 pp203-223.
  13. Goodness, Devet (2021). Semantics of Kiswahili Adjectives, KIOO CHA LUGHA.vol.19 (1). pp.66-81.
  14. Goodness, Devet (2022). Investigation into the Meaning and Meaning Extension of Nominalized and Non-nominalized Verbs in Selected Pentecostal Churches in
    Dar es Salaam, Journal of Language, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Africa, Kenya vol.13 (1).
  15. Goodness, Devet (2022). Language Styles of Automotive Mechanics in Selected Garages in Dar es Salaam, Language Matters, Taylor and Francis.
    12.2.