Mixing of English Codes in Doteli dialect

Abstract

This piece of research entitled ‘Mixing of English codes in Doteli Dialect’is an attempt to present a picture of English code mixing in Doteli dialect in Nepal. Present study aims at finding out the mixed English codes in Doteli dialect and to find out the reasons of code mixing in Doteli dialect.The researcher collected the data by utilizing unstructured interview and observation. The sample population for this study was 80 Doteli speakers from Belapur V.D.C. of Dadeldhura district. Snowball sampling procedure was used. The main findings of this research are that the English codes are mixed inthe Doteli dialect. It is sometimes because of the automatic habit of the speakers and sometimes the speakers do not find the appropriate or equivalent terms in their mother tongue. It was also found that educated Doteli speakers mixed more English codes rather than uneducated ounces and the code mixing in Doteli dialect is increasing day by day. This thesis contains four chapters. First chapter consists of introduction, description of language and dialect, varieties of Doteli dialect, difference between code-switching and code-mixing, reasons of code mixing, review of related literature, objectives of the study, significance of the study and definition of the specific terms. Chapter two deals with methodology, i.e. how the research was carried out. It includes sources of data (primary and secondary), population of the study, sampling procedure, and tools for data collection. Chapter three deals with analyses and interprets the data descriptively and statistically. Chapterfour consists of the findings and recommendations of the study.