Analysis of Verbal Suffixation in Nepali and English Languages

Abstract

The present study entitled "Analysis of Verbal Suffixation in Nepali and English" aimed to identify verbal suffixation system of the Nepali and English with its contrastive and similar features. The study has been carried out to find out the verbal suffixation of Nepali and English. Questionnaire was used to collect the required data. The Nepali speakers' were the primary sources the data collection and the books, journals, articles, research reports were the secondary sources of data. On the basis of analysis and interpretations of the data, it is found that Nepali and English language have different verbal patterns. Nepali and English have same features in terms of person marker suffixes and infixes as well. Tense marker, number marker, mood marker suffixes have also same features in the two different languages of Nepali and English as well. English has two tense marker suffixes and Nepali has three tense marker suffixes.The study consists of four chapters. Chapter first is an introductory one, which deals with the general back ground of the study, the position of English in Nepalese education, the Nepali language, morphology, affixation, subject-verb agreement of English, verbal suffixation in Nepali, review of related literature,objectives of the study and significance of the study. Likewise, the second chapter deals with the methodology applied to conduct the study, sampling procedure, research tools for data collection,process of data collection and limitations of the study. Similarly, the third chapter deals with the findings,recommendations and pedagogical implications of this study.