English Code-Mixing in NepalbhasaTimes

Abstract

This study entitled “English Code Mixing in Nepal bhasa Times”aimed to identify the situation of code mixing in Nepalbhasa Times,to analyze the the mixed codes in terms of intrasentential code mixing and intralexical code mixing and to explore the causes of code mixing in Nepalbhasa Times.Document analysis was the research design of the study.Only ten issues of Nepalbhasa Times were selected as the sample of the study. The data were analyzed and interpreted by instensive study of hundred English code mixed sentences.It was found that English codes were mixed as noun, adjectives, verbs insubjectand predicate. In Nepalbhasa Times some of the sentences have English codes with Nepalbhasa suffixes, but English codes with Nepalbhasa prefixis not found in the study. The study contained full English words,phrases, and English word mixed with Nepali words. Furthermore,from discussion with the chief of editor of Nepalbhasa Times, and the linguists it was found that due to education, linguistic expansion, media, science and technology,influence of powerand psychological factors, English codes are mixed in Nepalbhasa Times. The research work is divided into five different chapters. The first chapter is the introduction of the study. It consists of the background of the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, research questions,delimitations of the study and operational definitions of key terms. Likewise, the second chapter deals with the review of theoretical as well as empirical literature. The third chapter deals with the methods and procedure of the study. It consists of research design of the study,sources of data, sample and sampling strategy, tools of data collection, process of data collection. Similarly, the fourth chapter displays analysis and interpretation of results.Moreover, the last chapter includes conclusions and recommendations at various levelsviz.policy level, practice level and further research. The references and appendices are mentioned at the end. This study provides insights to linguists of Nepalbhasa, teacher educators, material and curriculum designer, text book writers,policy makers in formulating right kinds of planning and policies in the field of education,preservation and conservation of indigenous language as well as teaching indigenous language in Nepal.