Bloomfieldian Linguistic Norms and Nepali Language Structure

Abstract

This paper explores the systemic structure of the Nepali language through the lens of Bloomfield’s linguistic norms, grounded in the general characteristics of structural linguistics. It aims to explore how far Bloomfieldian norms are applicable to the way the Nepali language functions. This study is based on secondary sources, including books and articles available in the library and in open-access databases. The major findings of the research reveal that these structural principles are not confined to the English language alone; rather, every language possesses its own systematic sentence structure. Accordingly, Nepali also exhibits constituent relationships that conform to its own structural organization. This suggests that Bloomfield's concepts of endocentric and exocentric constructions are also applicable to Nepali sentence structures. In both English and Nepali, meaningful relationships exist between preceding and following constituents. These constituent relationships illustrate the hierarchical organization of sentence structure and the functional interdependence of its elements.