Asemantic Analysis of English Andmaithili Verbs

Abstract

In thisthesis,the researcher hasattempted to compare the English and Maithili verbs that are related to actions performed by different parts of thebody and find out the similarlies and differences. The researcher has alsocompared and contrasted the semantic description of the verbs of bothlanguages using componential analysis approach. Data for the English verbs were collected from various dictionariesand thesauruses.Similarly,data for the Maithili verbs were collected by theresearcher himself. The tenMaithili native speakers who wereeducated andadult and also available in Kathmandu were consulted for the primarysources of data. Books and articles related totheMaithililanguage were alsoconsulted for the secondary sources. One of the major findings of this study is that Maithili verbs arestructurally complex compared to English verbs. Theygenerally end with ‘-nai’ (eg, Khe-nai, pi-nai, je-nai, etc.) which is the distinctive feature ofMaithili. The study has been divided into four chapters: introduction,methodology,analysisandinterpretationandfindingsandrecommendations.Each of them has been divided into various sub-chapters. The first chapter consists of introduction with general background,review of the related literature, objectives of the study and significance ofthe study. The second chapter includes methodology. It is sub-divided intosources of data which is further sub-divided into primary sources andsecondary sources, tools and procedure of data collection and limitationsofthe study. The third chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of data.The fourth chapter comprises findings, recommendations and pedagogical implications.