Forms of Address of the Chepang and English Languages: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The present study "Forms of Address of the Chepang and English Languages:A Comparative Study" attempts to compare and contrast the forms of addressused in the Chepang and English languages. It shows how native speakers used thewords to address somebody in speech, keeping in mind various factors like age,sex, relation, social setting, culture related to addressors and addressees. Thisresearch compares the forms of address used for consanguineal relations, affinalrelations and social relations including strangers, friends, teachers and students,people holding political, judicial and other positions, professionals like officers,doctors, nurses, drivers and other persons in the Chepang community. To carry out this research, both primary and secondary sources of data have beenutilized. The sample population consisted of forty-five native speakers of theChepang language spoken in Makwanpur district. Data for the English languagehad been taken from secondary sources i.e. English forms of address, differentbooks, journals, research report (References 57-59). A set of questionnaire wasused to collect the data. The way of addressing people in two languages differ in most cases. Usually,kinship terms can have addressee use in the Chepang but first name is moreprominent in the English language. The researcher found out that the Chepanglanguage is richer in the forms of address compared to English. The thesis spreads into 4 Chapters. Chapter one deals with general background inwhich language has been defined, linguistic situation of Nepal, introduction ofChepang, their origin, their language, review of related literature, objectives of thestudy, significance of the study and definition of specific terms. Chapter two isrelated to the methodology, which deals withsources of data, population of thestudy, sampling procedure and tools for data collection, process of data collectionand limitation of the study. Chapter three deals with analysis and interpretation ofthe data. It compare and contrast the two languagesi.e. English and the Chepang.The fourth chapter presents the findings and recommendation and somesuggestions.