Thursday, October 16, 2025
12 p.m.
Judith Awono, Ball State University linguistics graduate student, will share her research which addresses a significant gap in studies on multiword expressions by focusing on an African multilingual context, specifically Swahili-English contact in Kenya. The findings contribute to second language acquisition, intercultural pragmatics, and sociolinguistics by showing how culturally embedded expressions function as tools for communication, identity, and cultural transmission.This event is a part of the University Libraries' Virtual Lunch and Learn Series and is open to all members of the public.