Verbal Affixation in Morangiya Tharu and English
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2013
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Faculty of Education
Abstract
The present study entitled, 'Verbal Affixation in Morangiya Tharu and
English' has been carried out to identify the verbal affixes and the rules in
Morangiya Tharu Language and also to find out the similarities and differences in
verbal affixation in dialect of Morangiya Tharu and English. This research is based on
the responses given by 40 native speakers of Morangiya Tharu.The researcher used
the interview and questionnaire to elicit data from literate and illiterate people,
respectively. On the basis of the collected data, the analysis has been done. After
analysis, it was found that Morangiya Tharu Language has more number of verbal
affixes in comparison to English and they are more complex then those of English.
Both the Morangiya Language and English have more or less similar affixation
system.
This research study consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with general
background of contrastive analysis of morphology, verbal morphology, an overview
of Morangiya Tharu language, word formation process in English. Similarly, verbal
affixation in English, review of the related literature, objectives of the study and
significance of the study are also included inthis chapter. Chapter two deals with the
methodology which is followed in the study. It consists of sources of data,
population of the study, sampling procedure, research tool, process of data collection
and limitation of the study. Chapter three deals with the analysis and interpretation of
data of verbal affixations of Morngiya Tharu and English. Chapter four deals with the
findings and recommendations have been made for pedagogical implication.
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Verbal Affixation, Morangiya Tharu, Tharu language