Pronominals in English and Doteli Dialect of Nepali

Abstract

This thesis entitled ‘Pronominal in English and Doteli Dialect of Nepali language’ endeavors to compare and contrast pronominal systems ofEnglish and Doteli dialect of Nepali language. The researcher collecteddata from both primary and secondary sources. The primary sources ofthe data are native speakers of Doteli dialect from Jijodamandu and Latamandu VDCs and the secondary sources are different books, journalsand theses. This research hasbeen based on the fifty informants 25 from Jijodamandu and 25 from Latamandu VDCs. The researcher used the judgmental sampling. The interview was used as research tool for data collection. Among the informants, 25 were from Latamandu and 25 werefrom jijodamandu. The researcher used the stratified random samplingprocedure to sample the population. The interview was used as a researchtool for data collection. With the help of analysis and interpretation of thedata provided by informants, some findings were found which are givenin brief; Doteli has more number of pronouns in comparison to Englishand; personal reflexive and possessive pronouns are categorized underthree categorizes: 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd person in both languages; Doteli has theexi stence of honorific and non-honorific pronouns for the first personal,reflexive and possessive which don’t exist in English language; Dotelihas more number second person personal pronouns than English;English third person singular possessive pronouns are used distinctively for maleand female but there is no separate pronouns for male and female inDoteli third person singular possessive pronouns; Doteli has differentrelative pronouns for singular and plural where as in English the sameform is used for both singular and plural; English has the same form for interrogative and relative pronoun but Doteli has different form for interrogative and relative pronoun. The thesis consists of three chapters. They are introduction, methodology, analysis and interpretations and findings and recommendations. Chapter one encompasses general background, review of the related literature, objective of the study, significance of the study and definition of specific terms. Chapter two deals with methodology. It encompasses sources of data,sampling procedure, research tools, and process of data collection and limitation of the study. Chapter three is very important which includes the analysis and interpretation of the data. Chapter four incorporates findings, recommendations and pedagogical implications of the study.