Negative and Interrogative Transformation in English and Tharu
Date
2021
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Faculty of English Education
Abstract
This study entitled ''Negative and Interrogative Transformation in English and Tharu'' was carried
out to identify the process of negation and interrogation in Tharu language to compare and contrast
them with English. The researcher collected data from both primary and secondary sources. Using
non-random sampling procedure, the researcher selected 50 Tharu native speakers above 15 years
of age belonging to Budhiganga Rural Municipality, Ward No. 7 of Morang district consisting 35/15
male and female Tharu native speakers respectively. He took a structured interview and provided a
set of questionnaire among them to collect data. Then, by means of the analysis and interpretation
of the responses provided by the study population, he found the common responses from all. The
process of Tharu negative and interrogative transformations were found out and those of English
were divided from secondary sources. The major finding in a nutshell: 'nai' is the negative marker in
Tharu language whereas English negative marker is 'not' which is used in all situations. Tharu
negative imperative marker is formed by placing the negative marker 'nai' before the verb, whereas
English negative imperative marker is formed by placing 'do not'or 'don't' at the beginning of the
sentences. Tharu yes/no questions are formed by using interrogation mark and rising intonation
whereas English yes/no questions are formed by placing auxiliary verb at the beginning of the
sentences; Tharu wh-word occurs after the subject whereas Englishwh-word occurs at the beginning
of the sentences.
The present study consists of five main chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the
study where it deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, objective, rationale,
and significance of the study, research questions and the delimitations with operational definitions
of the key terms are discussed. The second chapter contains the review of related literature and
theoretical framework. Similarly, the third chapter is methods and procedures of the study. Likewise,
the fourth chapter includes results and discussion that deals with the analysis and interpretation of
the data. Finally, the fifth chapter comprises of the summary, conclusions and recommendations in
policy level,practice level and further researches. At the end, the references and appendices are
included.
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Tharu language, Interrogative transformation