Extending, Accepting and Declining Invitation in English and Maithili

Abstract

This study entitled Extending, Accepting and Declining Invitation in English and Maithili was carried out to identify and compare the exponents of Extending, Accepting and Declining Invitation used by the native Maithili and English speakers. For this research work, the researcher took sample population from Biratnagar, Jatuwa, Pichara, Majhaua areas of Morang District, which consisted of 60 native Maithili speakers. The study was based on both the primary and secondary data. The primary data was taken from the Maithili speakers and the data for English was collected from secondary sources. The primary data i.e. the responses from Maithili speakers were taken through questionnaires whereas the English exponents were taken from secondary sources i.e. the Blundell, et al. (2009), Matryek (1983), Leech and Svartvik (1975) and the book Learning English; A Communicative Approach (2005) .On the basis of analysis and interpretation the researcher came up with the conclusion that the native speakers of Maithili were found more formal than their English counterparts while extending, accepting and declining invitation in different relationships. They used polite form of language in formal situation. The study is divided into four chapters. The first chapter introduces the study in terms of general background, review of related literature, objectives of the study and significance of the study. The second chapter is an account of the methodology applied to carry out the research work along with the limitations of the study. The third chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of data using some statistical tools to make the study objective and accurate. The fourth chapter presents the list of findings and some recommendations made on the basis of the analysis and interpretation of the data.