Asking for Permission in English and Limbu

Abstract

This thesis entitled "Asking for Permission in English and Limbu" is an attempt to identify the forms of asking for permission in the Limbu language, to compare and contrast them with that of the English language, and to suggest some pedagogical implications on the basis of the findings drawn from the study. The data were collected from the forty panthare dialect speaking Limbu native speakers selected using judgemental sampling procedure from three VDCs of Ilam district with the help of interview schedule. The sources of data for English were based on the previous research carried out in the Department of English Language Education. The study shows that forms of asking for permission are reflected through affixation in Limbu whereas they are reflected through lexical items in English, informal forms are used with family members, and neighbours. Limbus use temperate forms with general friends and informal forms with intimate friends whereas temperate forms are used with both type of friends in English. Both English and Limbu use formal forms with strangers, guests, bosses and teachers for seeking permission. This thesis has been divided into four chapters. The first chapter deals with general background, review of the related literature, objectives and significance of the study. The second chapter consists of the methodology in which the sources of data, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study are seen. Similarly, the third chapter comprises analysis and interpretation of the data. Finally, the fourth chapter contains the findings and recommendations of the study.