Tense and Aspect Systems in Marwari and English
Date
2015
Authors
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faculty of Education
Abstract
The present thesis entitled ' Tense and Aspect Systems in Marwari and English' aims at
finding out the main differences between tense and aspects of Marwari and English
languages. To achieve the objectives of exploring the similarities and differences, an
interview schedule/a questionnaire was prepared as the tool for data collection. The
respondents for the research were selected by using non-random purposive sampling
procedure. Forty native Marwari speakers, ten from each of the four places of Jhapa, were
selected from whom the required primary data were collected for the study. The data
collected from the questionnaire were analyzed and interpreted descriptively. The major
findings showed that the markers of tense and aspect system in Marwari and English verbs
are quite different. In Marwari language, verbs inflect to agree with person, number, gender
& honorific of the subject but English verbs do not normally inflect to agree with person,
gender & honorific of the subject. Marwari language, unlike English, does not have
combination of perfect and progressive aspect (perfect progressive). Marwari verbs inflect
for future tense but in English future tenses are expressed by the use of modal auxiliaries
'shall/will' before the verb.
This thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter-one presents the general background of the
study, statement of problem, rationale of the study, objectives of the study, research
questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and definitions of the terms
used in the thesis. Chapter -two deals with the review of the related literature, implications of
the review of the study and theoretical framework. Chapter-three focuses on methods and
procedures applied/adopted to conduct the study. It consists of design of the study,
population and sample of the study, sampling procedures, sources of data, tools for data
collection, process of data collection and the analysis and interpretation of the data. Chapterfour
is devoted
to the
results
and
discussions
of the
data
collected
from
informants
through
questionnaire.
The
data
were
analyzed
and
interpreted
presenting
them
in
tables
and
charts.
And
summary,
conclusions
and
implications
drawn
on the basis
of analysis
and
interpretation
of
data
have
been
included
in the
last chapter.
The
implications
have
been
presented
for
policy,
practice
and
further
research
levels.
It
is
followed
by
references
and
appendices.
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Keywords
english language, Grammar