The Impact of Society on Language :A Sociolinguistic Study of Dadeldhureli Dialect

Abstract

This research attempts to explore the sociolinguistic variations within the Dadeldhureli dialect spoken in Dadeldhura district at the far western region of Nepal. Along with different factors, age, sex, gender, seniority, caste, social status, religion or culture, geography etc. are the main elements of language variation. The variations of language forms in relation to the above categories can be observed in Dadeldhureli dialect as well.Thus, this study is an exploration into the varieties of the linguistics forms in terms of the above mentioned sociolinguistic categories.