Making Offers in English and Bhojpur

Abstract

This research entitled Making Offers in English and Bhojpuri was carried out to identify the forms of making offers used by the Bhojpuri native speakers and to compare them with the forms used by English native speakers in formal situations. Both primary and secondary sources of data have been utilized. TheBhojpuri native speakers were the primary sources of data while the previously conducted research and some authentic books such as Matrayek (1983),Blundell et al. (2009) were the secondary sources of data. The sample was selected through purposive sampling procedure by using questionnaires to collect data. This research found that the Bhojpuri native speakers preferred to use more assertive and imperative sentences whereas the English nativespeakers preferred to use more interrogative sentences while making offers. This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with general background and review of related literature. The second chapter includes methodology which was put into practice while collecting data. It includes sources of data, Sampling procedure, tools and process of data collection and limitations of the study. The third chapter includes the analysis and interpretation of collected data. Based on those analysed and interpreted data,some findings and recommendations are provided in the fourth chapter.Additional information is placed in appendices at last.