@phdthesis{151831,
  author     = {Rudd, Philip W.},
  pages      = {210},
  school     = {Ball State University},
  title      = {Sheng: The mixed language of Nairobi},
  year       = {2008},
  bestfn     = {africa\rudd_sheng2008v2.pdf},
  besttxt    = {ptxt2\africa\rudd_sheng2008.txt},
  cfn        = {africa\rudd_sheng2008.pdf},
  delivered  = {africa\rudd_sheng2008.pdf},
  fn         = {africa\rudd_sheng2008v2.pdf, africa\rudd_sheng2008.pdf, africa\rudd_sheng2008v2_o.pdf},
  hhtype     = {grammar},
  inlg       = {English [eng]},
  isbn       = {9780549932000},
  keywords   = {;eaf;kny;lng;lxl;grm;scl;bnt;z.g.40e;ths;},
  lgcode     = {Sheng = Swahili [swh]},
  macro_area = {Africa},
  notes      = {The author aims to answer 'whether Sheng, a language spoken in the Eastlands area of Nairobi, Kenya, is a mixed language (incorporating Swahili, English and local vernaculars). The study focuses on the lexicon and morphosyntax, but social factors are examined as well. Three broad research questions are addressed: (1) Does Sheng have a core vocabulary separate from that of Swahili? (2) How do the system morphemes of Sheng compare with those of Swahili? And (3) in what manner does Sheng provide its speakers a new identity?'. The answer seems to indicate yes, it is a mixed language.},
  src        = {eballiso2009, hh}
}