English code mixing in Nepali novel 'Karnali Blues'

Abstract

This research study entitled English Code Mixing In Nepali Novel ‘Karnali Blues’ is an effort to find out, analyze, and interpret the elicited English codes mixed in the Nepali novel 'Karnali Blues' written by Buddhisagar. For this study, the researcher had collected all the English expressions mixed in the novel and the assembled data were categorized grammatically, i.e. words, phrases, sentences and abbreviations. The researcher used judgmental purposive sampling procedure for the collection of data. All the English expressions mixed in the novel were categorized and analyzed in terms of word classes, phrases, sentences and abbreviations with their various frequencies of occurrence and the context in which Code-Mixings took place. As the primary sources of data for the study, 20 literary writers and the equal number of literary readers from Sunsari and Morang districts of Nepal were randomly selected. Then their statements and opinions were collected and analyzed. The findings of this research work show that a large number of English codes like nouns, adjectives, adverbs, abbreviations and sentences were mixed in the novel with their different frequencies. Nouns were maximally used followed by adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Regarding the context of Code-Mixing, the writer found mixing the English codes in various situations for e.g. while describing about hospital activities, school activities, putting on dresses, depicting the rural scene and many more.The study has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter deals with introductionwhich has incorporated general background, statement of problem, rationale of the study, objectives of the research, research questions, significance of the study, and delimitation of the study. The second chapter deals with review of the related literature, implication of reviewed literature and conceptual framework. The third chapter deals with methods and procedures that include design of the study, sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure and sample size, tools of data collection, and process of data collection. The forth chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of the data. It includes mixed English expressions, contextual analysis of English Code-Mixing, analysis of the literary writers' and the readers' attitudes towards English code mixing. The final chapter deals with conclusions and recommendations which includes conclusions, pedagogical implications and recommendations.