Code-mixing in nepali film songs

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dc.contributor.authorDevkota, Kabita
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-24T10:01:40Z
dc.date.available2024-01-24T10:01:40Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe research aims to analyze the use of English language in Nepali Film Songs. This research focuses on major word class, sentence types, language functions and context in which code mixing takes place. In order to carryout this work, the researcher obtained data from Kantipur F.M., Nepal F.M. and different music companies. The secondary sources of this study were twenty five Nepali film songs released for public since 2042 B.S. to 2065 B.S. The researcher used judgmental/purposive non-random sampling pordedure to collect the data. The researcher made use of check lists and CD player as research tools. He listened to the sampled songs and jotted down the instances of code mixing according to check lists. For confirmation, he listened to the sampled songs time and again. He jotted down the essential information in his note book too. The findings of this work show that the mixing of English code in Nepali film songs is a natural phenomenon. Maximum nouns and verbs are mixed in Nepali film songs followed by adverbs and adjectives the words that are used in sampled Nepali film songs are simple and commonly used in day-to-day communication. Likewise, simple sentences are maximally used than compound and complex sentences in Nepali film songs. The functions like: warning, ordering, requesting, scolding, etc. are used maximally than other functions. Regarding the contexts, English code mixing takes place while talking about education, while expressing love, at the time of meeting, introducing and apologizing etc. This research work has four chapters. Chapter one deals with the general background, review of related literature, objectives of the study, the significance of the study and the definition of specific terms. Chapter two presents the methodology, sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Chapter three consists of analysis and interpretation of data. The data was analyzed and interpreted using simple statistical tools like frequency and percentage. Chapter four consists of the findings and recommendation of the research.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://elibrary.tucl.edu.np/handle/20.500.14540/21464
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of English Educationen_US
dc.subjectEnglish languageen_US
dc.subjectNepali film songen_US
dc.titleCode-mixing in nepali film songsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
local.academic.levelMastersen_US
local.institute.titleCentral Department of Educationen_US
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