Tense and Aspect in English and Achhami

Abstract

The present study entitledTense and Aspect in English and Achhamiwasintended to show the comparisonoftense and aspect systembetween Englishand Achhami dialect.I carried out my research usingnon-randompurposivesampling procedure. A set of questionnaire was prepared as a research tool fortheelicitationofthe required informationand 60 informants of TikapurMunicipality were taken as a samplefor the study.The major finding of theresearch wasthat there are mainly twotenses: pastand non-past (present andfuture) in Achhami dialect. English does nothaveunknown and habitualaspectswhich are foundin Achhami dialect and Achhami dialect does not haveperfect progressive aspect whichis found in English. This thesis is divided into four main chapters and other sub-chapters. The firstchapter deals with general background, the English language, languages ofNepal,dialect and description of tense and aspect.It also includes CA, reviewofrelated literature,objectives and significance of the study. The secondchapteris concerned with the methodology used in the study. It includessources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, toolsfor datacollection, process ofdata collection and limitations of the study. The thirdchapter provides the comprehensive picture of the analysis and interpretation ofthe data.Itincludes tense and aspectsystem of Achhami dialect with examplesand its comparison withthat oftheEnglish language. The final chapter lists themajor findings and recommendations of the study.