Dr. David Barasa

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Department of Language and Literature Education

School of Arts and Social Sciences (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. SPD Block B Room 502, Kakamega-Webuye Road

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7144-7772

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Dr. David Barasa

David Barasa is a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator for Research and Publications in the Department of Language and Literature Education. He has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Cape Town and is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. His research is in the fields of Linguistics and Communication Studies, with special reference to phonology, morphology, language documentation, language policy analysis, language contact and variation, and multilingualism. He has supervised Masters and PhD students to competition in these fields.

Some of his key publications:

  1. Joel Ongolo, Benard Mudogo and David Barasa. Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Particles in Lutsotso conversations. Published 0n 28th September 2024 in Journal of Pragmatics Research (JoPR). DOI: https://doi.org/10.18326/jopr.v6i2.186-205
  2. Mary Nasambu Masika, David Barasa, Benard Mudogo, Interpretability of English medical discourse into Lubukusu. Published on 13th July 2023 in Research Journal in Advanced Humanities. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58256/rjah.v4i3.1122
  3. Mary Nasambu Masika, David Barasa, Benard Mudogo, Meaning loss in English-Lubukusu medical interpretation. published on May 27th 2023 in Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58256/njhs.v7i2.1114
  4. Susan Kinyua, David Barasa. Anthroponymy in Eastern Nilotic: A case of Turkana personal names.Published on14th July 2022 in Research Journal in advanced Humanities https://doi.org/10.58256/rjah.v3i2.843
  5. Barasa, D. (2022). Pronouns and pronominal alignment in Ateso. Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics, 4(1): pp. 100-114.  https://arushalinguistics.org/publications/Barasa_AWPAL_2022.pdf
  6. Kinyua, S., & Barasa, D. (2022). Anthroponymy in Eastern Nilotic: A Case of Turkana Personal Names. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 3(2): pp. 58-78. https://doi.org/10.58256/rjah.v3i2.843
  7. Deumert, A., Panovic?, I., Agyepong, D., & Barasa, D., (2019). African Languages and Mobile Communication – Between Constraint and Creativity. In H. Ekkehard Wolff (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics (555-574). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN-978-1-108-41798-3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108283991.019
  8. Barasa, D. (2018). ATR vowel harmony in Ateso. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 54: pp. 61-69. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5842/54-0-751
  9. Barasa, D. (2017). Ateso Grammar: A Descriptive Account of an Eastern Nilotic Language. (LINCOM Studies in African Linguistics 94). Munchen: LINCOM. ISNB-9783862888337. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12121854
  10. Susan Kinyua and David Barasa. Anthroponymy in Eastern Nilotic: A case of Turkana personal names. Published on 14th July 2022 in Research Journal in Advanced Humanities.DOI: https://doi.org/10.58256/rjah.v3i2.843
  11. James Matseshe Sasala, Benard Mudogo, David Barasa. Vital relations in the metaphors of Covid-19 in Lukabaras. Published in 28th September 2022.Journal of contemporary research. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/lwati/article/view/232795
  12. Odera, H. & Barasa D. (2021). Aspectual forms in Lutsotso. Research Journal in Modern Languages and Literature. 2(2), 7-19.
  13. Odera, H., Barasa D. & Atichi, A. (2021). Inflectional Forms of Tense in Lutsotso. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 4(1), 17-28. DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.1.3
  14. Barasa, D., Mandillah, L. Masika, M. (2021).  Upscaling the use of indigenous justice mechanisms in delivering justice affordably and efficiently. In Ochieng Ahaya, Erick Ater, David Barasa & Lucy Mandillah (eds.), The African Indigenous Justice system: Enhancing Justice and Redress to Impunity in Kenya (130-159). Utafiti Foundation. ISBN-978-9966-26-233-2.
  15. Thiong’o, J. & Barasa, D. (2020). Poetic meaning implied in suprasegmental features in selected segments of the song “Gongo la Mboto” by Diamond Platnumz and Mrisho Mpoto. African Musicology Online. 10(2), 51-73.
  16. Ingato, L., Atichi, A. & Barasa D. (2020) Politeness Strategies used in Lwisukha in Local Public Administrative Meetings . International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 3(9), 97-101. DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2020.3.9.10.
  17. Thiong’o, J. & Barasa, D. (2019). Intonation as Metaphors in the song “Kama Nikifa Kesho” by Diamond Platnumz. Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the study of Arts and the Humanities in Southern Africa, Special Edition 25: 341-356. DOI: 10.29086/2519-5476/2019/sp25.3a15
  18. Achesa, R., Mandillah, L. & Barasa, D. (2019) The Role of Lwidakho on English Word Stress Perception and Production . International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 2: 262-267. DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2019.2.6.31
  19. Barasa, D. (2019). Introduction to Communication. In David Barasa & Benard Mudogo (eds.), Communication Skills: A Handbook for Students (1-19). Utafiti Foundation.ISNB-978-9966-26-185-4.
  20. Barasa, D. (2019). Library and Research Skills. In David Barasa & Benard Mudogo (eds.), Communication Skills: A Handbook for Students. Utafiti Foundation. ISNB-978-9966-26-185-4.
  21. Deumert, A., Panovic?, I., Agyepong, D., Barasa, D. (2019). African Languages and Mobile Communication – Between Constraint and Creativity. In H. Ekkehard Wolff (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics (555-574). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN-978-1-108-41798-3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108283991.019
  22. Barasa, D. (2018). ATR vowel harmony in Ateso. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 54: 61-69. DOI: 10.5842/54-0-751
  23. Omoke, J., Barasa, D. & Basweti, N. (2018). Ekegusii Sense Relations in a Lexical Pragmatic Theoretical Perspective, IJARKE Humanities & Social Sciences Journal, 1: 15-21. https://ijarke.com/ihssj-vol-1-issue-1
  24. Barasa, D. (2017). Ateso Grammar: A Descriptive Account of an Eastern Nilotic Language. Munchen: LINCOM. ISNB-9783862888337.
  25. Barasa, D. (2016). Iteso’s Language Repertoire and Use Patterns, Voices from around the world. Global South Studies Centre Cologne, University of Cologne. http://voices.uni-koeln.de/2015-3/itesoslanguagerepertoire
  26. Barasa, D. (2015). The inflectional forms of Tense and Aspect in Ateso, The University of Nairobi Journal of Language and Linguistics 4: 82-102.
  27. Basweti, N., Ochola, E., Barasa, D., Michira J. (2015). Ekegusii DP and its Sentential Symmetry: A Minimalist Inquiry. International Journal of Languages and linguistics 2: 93-107. http://ijllnet.com/journal/index/2172

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