The Department of Linguistics and Languages and the African Pragmatics Association held its 2nd African Pragmatics Conference virtually at the University of Nairobi, Kenya,on February 2 to 4, 2022. AVC RIE Prof Hutchinson in her Speech delivered on her behalf by the IPMO Director Prof Mary Kinoti noted that as a University we take research and publications very seriously.
The institution is glad to be associated with forum whose purpose is to share research findings. She further noted that the conference would inspire and reinvigorate both members of staff as well as graduate students in linguistics, languages and communication.The University of Nairobi has many peer-reviewed and well-edited journals spread across multiple disciplines. In particular, The University of Nairobi Journal of Language and Linguistics. The papers published in the Journal are rigorously reviewed and meticulously edited. As the title implies, the Journal is dedicated to publications in linguistics and languages. A second journal called Hekima: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences also accepts and publishes papers in linguistics and languages besides other disciplines in humanities and social sciences. As linguists, She urged the two University to consider University Of Nairobi journals as possible publication outlets for their academic papers now or in the future.
In attendance was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana.Legon, Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, who is also the President of the African Pragmatics Association.
