Pluralization of Nouns in Achhami and English: A Comparative Study

Abstract

This thesis entitled Pluralization of Nouns in Achhami and English: A Comparative Study aimed to find out the process of pluralization of nouns in Achhami and English language and to explore the similarities and differences in the process of pluralization between Achhami language and English language. To meet the objectives of the study, I utilized both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary sources of data included forty Achhami native speakers in Mangalsen municipality of Achham district. However, the secondary sources were the different books, articles, journals. The respondents for the study were selected through simple random sampling procedure. Questionnaire was the major tool used to collect data. The findings of the study show that singular nouns in Achhami language are pluralized by adding the suffix –a and determiners -jhikkai/mastai. Similarly, double pluralization are written separately in Achhami. However, in English suffixes –s, -es, -ies, -ves, -en and i are added to pluralize English nouns. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the topic in which background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, operational definitions of the key terms are included. The second chapter incorporates the review of the related theoretical literature, review of the related empirical literature, implication of the review for the study and the conceptual framework. The third chapter comprehends design of the study, population sample and sampling procedures, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures and ethical considerations. Similarly, in the fourth chapter analysis and interpretations of result have been presented. The fifth chapter consists of the findings, conclusion and recommendations of the study followed by references and appendices.