An Analytical Study of English Relative Clauses in the Dhammapada Translated by Daw Mya Tin

Name: Ven. Tejaniya

keyword: English Relative Clauses

Abstract: This thesis entitled “An Analytical Study of English Relative Clauses in the Dhammapada Translated by Daw Mya Tin” has three objectives: 1) to study the history and importance of the Dhammapada translated by Daw Mya Tin; 2) to analyze the type and functions of English relative clauses in the Dhammapada translated by Daw Mya Tin; and 3) to show the frequency of use of the English relative clauses in the Dhammapada translated by Daw Mya Tin. The study is a qualitative research in nature focusing on a documentary method by reading and studying some books concerning the topic of the problem. Then researcher collects the information from the books, documents and the data from the Dhammapada translated by Daw Mya Tin. The study found that a clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. Relative clause is an adjective clause that describes the noun. It is important to remember that a relative clause is not a complete thought! They are used in sentences to further describe the noun. The six functions of Relative Clauses in English are: Relative Pronoun as Subject, Relative Pronoun as Object, Possessive Relative Clause, Relative Pronoun as Object of Preposition, Relative Pronoun in Phrases of Quantity and Quality, and Adverbial Relative Clause. The percentage of the relative clause based on its types and functions in the Dhammapada translated by Daw Mya Tin: 94 relative pronouns as subject= 48.70%, 58 relative pronouns as object= 30.05%, 2 possessive relative clauses= 1.03%, 3 relative pronouns as object of preposition= 1.55%, and 36 adverbial relative clauses= 18.65%.

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Email: library@mcu.ac.th

Name: Phramaha Suriya Varamedhi

Role: Supervisor

Name: Narongchai Pintrymool

Role: Supervisor

Created: 2561

Modified: 2562-10-01

Issued: 2019-10-01

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DegreeName: Master of Arts Degrees

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: English (International Program)

Grantor: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

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