Bio
Prisca Chikuta is a linguist and lecturer in Department of Arts, Languages, and with 7 years of teaching experience at the University. Possessing a Master’s Degree in Linguistics, she is presently engaged in her doctoral pursuits at the University of zambia. Her scholarly portfolio is marked by notable contributions, including collaborative endeavors with Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga and Bwalya Lombe Musonda in 2023, focusing on the socio-stylistic analysis of euphemistic expressions and symbolism within the dirges of the people of Luapula Province. Additionally, her academic repertoire encompasses a publication alongside Simungala, G., and Jimaima, H., published in 2022, which scrutinizes Indigenous Languages in an Online Space. Prisca Chikuta's research pursuits are primarily centered on phonetics, phonology, theoretical linguistics and sociolinguistics, reflecting her profound dedication to advancing linguistic scholarship.
- Simungala, G, Jimaima, H, & Chikuta, P (2022). Indigenous languages in an online space: Translanguaging for visibilisation of multilingualism and multisemiotic modes. Language Matters: Studies in …, journals.co.za, https://doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2022.2089720
- Chikuta, P (2017). An investigation of phonological variations in the english spoken by indigenous Zambians as used in the media., dspace.unza.zm, https://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/5549
- Mukonde, E, Chikuta, P, & Musonda, BL (2023). A socio-Stylistic analysis of euphemistic expressions and symbolism in the dirges of the people of Luapula Province. ZANGO: Zambian Journal of …, journals.unza.zm, https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/ZJOCI/article/view/1039
- Mutunda, S, & Chikuta, P (2021). A survey of some aspects of the phonological integration of loanwords in the Lunda speech community.. SKASE Journal of Theoretical Linguistics, skase.sk, https://www.skase.sk/Volumes/JTL49/pdf_doc/01.pdf
- Chikuta, P. (2018) The indigenization of English Vowels as used in the Zambian Media. International Journal of Educational Investigations. Vol. 5, No. 6. ISSN: 24103446
Phonology, syntax and sociolinguistics
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