Personal Pronouns and Time Adverbial in Tharu and English

Abstract

The present study entitled "Personal Pronoun and Time Adverbial in Tharu and English" was carried out in order to find out the similarities and differences between English and Tharu deictic expressions. The researcher utilized both primary and secondary data to complete the study. The primary data were collected from native speakers of Tharu, who were selected by judgmental sampling procedure. The interview questions were adopted as a research tool to elicit primary data from both literate and illiterate informants. Then data were analyzed, interpreted and presented descriptively as well as statistically byusing table, charts and illustrations. The major findings of the study was thatTharu person deictic pronouns are more in number than those of English interms of honorific distinction, number, case, gender and Tharu Deictic personal pronouns have suffixation in plural number unlike in English. This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the study which includes general background, literature review,objectives and significance of the study. It also includes the definition of the specific terms used in the research. The second chapter deals with the methodological processes of the study which consists of source of data collection and delimitations of the study. The third chapter is concerned with the analysis and interpretation of the collected data along with the comparison of similar and different cases between English and Tharu adverbials. The four chapter presents findings as wellas some pedagogical implications.