Apologies in English and Magar Language

Abstract

This research work entitled Apologies in English and Magar Language was carried out to identify and compare the forms of apologies used in English and Magar languages. In order to carry out this research, I used both primary and secondary sources of data. A set of questionnaire was prepared as a tool for data collection. I sampled 60(30/30) native speakers of both English and Magar languages through purposive/ judgmental non- random sampling procedure using questionnaire as a research tool. On the basis of the collected data, the comparison between English and Magar was done using simple statistical tools such as frequency and percentage. The major findings of the study show that the English native speakers were found using more apologetic responses than the Magar native speakers and Magar native speakers were found using more repaired statements than English native speakers while apologizing in various situations. This study consists of four chapters. The first chapter contains general background, review of the related literature, objectives of the study, significance of the study and definition of the specific terms. The second chapter includes sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. The third chapter consists of analysis and interpretation of data and the fourth chapter contains findings and recommendations of the study. In the final section of the study references and appendix are included.