Verbal Affixation in Morangiya Tharu and English

Abstract

The present study entitled, 'Verbal Affixation in Morangiya Tharu and English' has been carried out to identify the verbal affixes and the rules in Morangiya Tharu Language and also to find out the similarities and differences in verbal affixation in dialect of Morangiya Tharu and English. This research is based on the responses given by 40 native speakers of Morangiya Tharu.The researcher used the interview and questionnaire to elicit data from literate and illiterate people, respectively. On the basis of the collected data, the analysis has been done. After analysis, it was found that Morangiya Tharu Language has more number of verbal affixes in comparison to English and they are more complex then those of English. Both the Morangiya Language and English have more or less similar affixation system. This research study consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with general background of contrastive analysis of morphology, verbal morphology, an overview of Morangiya Tharu language, word formation process in English. Similarly, verbal affixation in English, review of the related literature, objectives of the study and significance of the study are also included inthis chapter. Chapter two deals with the methodology which is followed in the study. It consists of sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, research tool, process of data collection and limitation of the study. Chapter three deals with the analysis and interpretation of data of verbal affixations of Morngiya Tharu and English. Chapter four deals with the findings and recommendations have been made for pedagogical implication.