Forms of Ordering and Suggesting in English and Bajhangi

Abstract

This research entitled ‘Forms of Ordering and Suggesting in English and Bajhangi’ has tried to find out the forms of ordering and suggesting used in the Bajhangi dialect and to compare and contrast them with those of the English language. It compared and contrasted the forms on the basis of the relationship in family, in office, with neighbors, guests, friends, strangers. The data were collected from the 50 native speakers of Bajhangi dialect. The informants were selected using judgemental non-random sampling and snow ball sampling procedure from Byanshy and Kadel VDCs in Bajhang district. The researcher selected the ones who would help me to select others to information. The data were collected with the help of interviews and questionnaires. The sources of data for English were based on different books, theses, dictionaries, and articles. The researcher found that both English and Bajhangi speakers used the formal and polite forms with strangers and guests. They used informal forms with junior family members, students, staff and intimate friends while ordering and suggesting. Bajhangi speakers ordered the neighbours and friends but English speakers requested them. Likewise, forms of ordering and suggesting were reflected in affixation in Bajhangi whereas they were reflected in lexical items in English. This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with general background, review of the related literature, objectives and significance of the study. The second chapter contains the methodology in which tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study are included. Similarly, the third chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the data. The fourth chapter comprises the findings and recommendations of the study. Finally, the references and appendices are included.