English and Nepali code-mixing in the Limbu language

Abstract

This thesis entitled "English and Nepali Code-Mixing in the Limbu Language" attempts to have the socio-linguistic scenario of English and Nepali Code-Mixing in the present Limbu language. The researcher availed both the primary and secondary sources of data. An official request letter of Sukuna Multiple Campus was sent to Radio Nepal Regional Transmission Centre, Dhankuta as a tool to collect data. After that, the researcher studied and analyzed the available data. The thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with general background in which language has been defined, linguistic scenario of Nepal, introduction of the Limbu language and the reasons of code mixing. Chapter two is related to methodology which deals with sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Chapter three deals with analysis and interpretation of the data and chapter four includes findings, recommendations and pedagogical implications of the study.

The major findings of the present study reveal that English code-mixing occurs in a greater number than Nepali in the Limbu language. The code-mixing is found in the word and phrase levels but not in the sentence level. In terms of the word classes, noun and adjective are found in the first and second position of occurrence respectively. Verb and adverb have no occurrence at all. The important issue to highlight here is why the Limbu speakers are inclined to mix English and Nepali codes and what obvious reasons there are behind English and Nepali code-mixing into the Limbu language.