Forms of Requesting and Advising in Tamang and English

Abstract

This research entitled “Forms of Requesting and Advising in Tamang and English“has tried to find out the forms of requesting and advising in Tamang language and to compare and contrast with those of the English language. In this research work the researcher collected the data from Tamang native speakers of both male and female from Vedpu VDC of Dolakha district. The data were collected from 30 native speakers using quota sampling. The researcher selected the informants athis convenience and asked them to select others who could give him more information then he collected them. The data were collected with the help of questionnaires and interviews. The sources of data for English were based on different books, theses, dictionaries and articles.The comparisons were made between Tamang and English language to find out their similarities and differences being based on “Tamang-English dictionary” developed by Nepal Tamang Ghedung. The collected data were compared using simple statistical tools like table, percentage etc. By comparing and analyzing the data the research found that both English and Tamang speakers use the formal and polite forms of language with father, uncle, guests, strangers and use informal and impolite language with juniors, lower level people like bus helper, wife, friends while requesting and advising. It is also found that Tamang speakers use direct form like ordering while requesting with guests, senior family members but English speakers request them politely. Moreover it is also found that female Tamang speakers use more polite language than male speakers do. This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with general background, review of related literature, objectives and significance of the study.The second chapter consists the methodology in which the sources of data,sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study are included. Similarly chapter three deals with the analysis and interpretations of the data and the chapter four comprises the findings and recommendations of the study. Finally the references and appendices are included.