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An Investigation of Language Use and Linguistic Identity in Deka Town

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dc.contributor.author Meseret Assefa
dc.contributor.author Meheretu Adnew
dc.contributor.author Gemechis Teshome
dc.date.accessioned 2025-07-24T06:16:11Z
dc.date.available 2025-07-24T06:16:11Z
dc.date.issued 2024-04-27
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/9832
dc.description.abstract This study investigates the language use and linguistic identity of Deka town speech community. It focuses on Kafinoonoo, Amharic, Afan Oromo, and Shekinoonoo native speakers who live in Deka town. The study employs 292 randomly selected respondents for the questionnaire and 20 purposefully selected respondents for the semi-structured interview to collect data on language use and linguistic identity from the Deka town speech community. A mixed research approach and a descriptive survey design are used as the methodology for the study. The four data collection tools used in this research are a questionnaire, a semi structured interview guide, document analysis and a sociolinguistic domain observation checklist. The findings of the study show that Shekinoonoo linguistic groups in the study area are limited to use their native language at home. This linguistic group has negative attitudes towards Kafinoonoo, Afan Oromo, and Amharic linguistic groups for luack of use of their language for practice. The dominant patterns of language use across Kafinoonoo, Afan Oromo, and Amharic linguistic groups affect the Shekinoonoo linguistic inhabitants in multilingual Deka town. In the market domain for buying different things from rural people who come to the Mashene market, Amharic is used as the lingua franca in this market domain. According data finding from the observation, Amharic is mostly used in recreational areas with friends more than Kafinoonoo and Afan Oromo. All respondents claim that they are proud of using their respective languages to express themselves and their culture. The study recommends that town administration should provide institutional support for Shekinoonoo, along with their culture to exercise like that of Kafinoonoo, Afan Oromo, and Amharic. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title An Investigation of Language Use and Linguistic Identity in Deka Town en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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