Conversational Analysis of Tourists and Tourist Guides

Abstract

This study deals with the conversational analysis of tourists and tourist guides.The main objective of this study was to analyze the conversations of tourists and tourist guides in terms of their sex, age, qualification and experience. The data was collected from different parts of Kathmandu and Pokhara. The guides were selected from four different trekking agencies of Kathmandu and Pokhara. I used the non-random purposive sampling procedure. It is found that there are in he rent differences in the use of the English language due to the qualifications and experience. To some extent, pronunciation is imitable so anyone can copy the native like pronunciation but the grammatical correctness is not which needs formal study. This thesis has been divided into four chapters. Chapter one consists of introduction, general background, review of the related literature, objectives and the significance of the study. Chapter two comprises methodology in which sources of data, tools of data, procedures of data collection and limitations of the study. Similarly, chapter three includes analysis and interpretation of the collected data. The final chapter includes the findings and recommendations of the study.