Negative and Interrogative Transformations in English and Raskoti Dialect

Abstract

This thesis entitled"Negative and Interrogative Transformations in English and Raskoti Dialect"is an attempt to identify the process of negative and interrogative transformations in the Raskoti Dialect and to compare and contrast on the basis of their common and uncommon features in both English and Raskoti. The researcher utilized both primary and secondary sources ofdata. The sample population of the study consists of 90 Raskoti Nativespeakers who were selected using Stratified random sampling procedure toelicit the required data of negative and interrogative transformations in RaskotiDialect, but for English it was taken from secondary sources. A set of interviewschedule was prepared for illiterate and literate informants but a set of testquestions (Questionnaires) were for the educated ones. After collecting, thedata, it was analyzed interpreted and then presented descriptively andcomparatively with the help of example and illustrations, the major findings ofthe study are: the negative markers /na/, /na:i/ and /nan/ are added afterthemain verb in Raskoti assertive sentence. In Raskoti imperative sentences /na/ is added before the main verb to make them negative. In Raskoti yes/no question,the yes/no question marker 'kya' or 'ki:ta' is placed at the end of the sentences.In wh-question, 'K-words' occur after the subject or before the main verb.Similarly, 'do support' rule is redundant in Raskoti yes/no question. In Raskotialternative question /ki:/ or /ya:/ is used to present the alternation. Intag-question of the same dialectthe negative marker /na/ is attached after themain verbs. Similarly, only main verb is highlighted and /kya:/ is used instead of pronoun in this dialect. The thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with introduction. It consists of general background, language, language family the English language in Nepal, Language and dialect, dialect, criteria for determiningdialect, classification of dialect, some variations in the English dialect, Nepali and its dialects, Jumli dialect at a glance, Raskoti dialect, Differences between Raskoti dialect and Standard Nepali, Transformation Theory, negative and interrogative transformations in English and contrastive analysis. It also includes literature review, objectives of the study and significance of the study.The second chapter tries to present the methodology adopted for the study. Thischapter is basically encompasses sources of data [Primary and SecondarySources), sample population, sampling procedure tools, process of data collection and limitation of the study. The third chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the data. It comprises rules of negative and interrogative transformations in Raskoti dialect, and the process of negative and interrogatives transformations of Raskoti. Chapter fourth presents the summary of the findings and recommendations.