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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, my profound acknowledgement is due to Prof. Dr. Dan Raj
Regmi, my supervisor and former head, Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan

University, Nepal, for his genuine encouragement, continuous guidance, valuable
suggestions and insightful comments in accomplishing this dissertation.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. Madhav Prasad Pokharel,

Central Department of Linguistics, T.U., for his encouragement, constructive
suggestions and insightful comments as the expert to improve this dissertation.

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Bhim Raj Suwal, the Act. Dean, and

Dr. Govinda Prasad Sharma 'Sukum', Assistant Dean, Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University, for providing me this opportunity to take part
in the research.

I would also like to thank Mr. Bijaya Kumar Ghimire and Mr. Krishna Karki, assistant
administrators, and other staff of the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Tribhuvan University, for helping me for completion of the research.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. Yogendra Prasad Yadava,
former head of Central Department of Linguistics, who has always encouraged me for
the research since I joined the Department for study. I am thankful to Prof. Dr. Tej

Ratna Kansakar and Prof. Dr. Chudamani Bandhu, former heads, Central Department
of Linguistics, Prof. Dr. Novel Kishore Rai and Prof. Nirmal Man Tuladhar for their

valuable encouragements. I tender my gratitude to Prof. Dr. Paras Nath Yadav,
executive director, CDC, TU for his valuable cooperation.

I am also grateful to Prof. Dr. Dubi Nanda Dhakal, the head, Central Department of

Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, for inspiring and guiding me to this research. I am
indebted to Dr. Balaram Prasain, Reader, Central Department of Linguistics, T. U.,

without whose cooperation in computer handling time and again, this research was
impossible to take shape. I express my sincere thanks to Mr. Krishna Chalise,

Lecturer, Central Department of Linguistics, for his proper technical support.

In particular, I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Karnakhar Khatiwada and Dr.
Ambika Regmi, from the Central Department of Linguistics of T.U., for their help and

support in completion of this study.

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