CODE SWITCHING

FACTORS BETWEEN

CHARACTERS IN A

MALAY MOVIE( ISTANBUL AKU DATANG )

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

How addressee affects the code of choice of the participants?

How function affects the code of choice of the participants?

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

To investigate how the addressee and function affects the code of choice of the participants in various occasions.

INTRODUCTION

General : Code switching is defined as the practice of selecting

or altering l inguistic elements so as to contextualize talk in interaction.

Addressee: 1. An affective dimension to it: the choice of code carries

symbolic meaning, that is, the language fits the message. (1)

2. The idea that l inguistic form is affected by setting and participants as well as topic was influenced in part by Ervin -Tripp (1964). (2)

3. He argues that the relationship between the language and the social context is quite complex and that “participant immersed in the interaction itself are often quite unaware which code is used at any one time.

LITERATURE REVIEW

Functions:

1. Metaphorical code-switching has an affective dimension to it: the choice of code carries symbolic meaning, that is, the language fits the message. (2)

2. to express affective rather than referential meaning. Can achieve a range of interesting rhetorical effects(affective functions) textbook

3. Skilful code-switching operates like metaphor to enrich the communication.(methaphorical)

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DATA- Malay Movie,

Istanbul Aku Datang!

PARTICIPANTS3 MAIN CHARACTERS FROM THE MALAY MOVIE,

ISTANBUL AKU DATANG.

Dian, the main lead female

character which was

played by Lisa Surihani

Use :

Conversational Malay

Standard and

Conversational English

Azad, one of the lead male

character which was

played by Tomok

Use:

Conversational Malay

Standard and

Conversational English

Standard Turkish

Haris,the other lead male

character which

was played by Beto

Kushairi

Use;

Conversational

Malay

Standard and

Conversational

English

Standard Turkish

RESEARCH PROCEDURES

Watch a movie

Characters from the movie were

chosen

Lines with code-switch and

code-mix were transcribed

Data were collected from

the movie.

The data were tabulated into

few tables.

Findings were made based on

data.

Addressee and Functions affects the

code of choices.

FINDINGS

• Closeness

• Different societiesAddressee

• Fighting, accusing, cursing

• Writing blog in social media

• Business matters

• Giving appreciationFunctions

Mix the codes of English and Malay

•Convenience

•Easier to convey the messages

Standard English

•Both Malay and Turkish society understands the languages

Turkish

•Limited to certain situations

•Lack of vocabulary and knowledge

DISCUSSIONS

(ADDRESSEE)

No Standard Malay

• The Speakers lived in Turkey

Switching for Affective Function

• Conversational Malay & English

• fighting, cursing and accusing

• to show their emotions

Situational Switching

• (MALAY & ENGLISH ) - purposely wrote a blog in social media

• (TURKISH & ENGLISH ) business matters -Negotiation

• ( ENGLISH ) - normal conversations

• ( TURKISH ) - appreciation.

DISCUSSIONS

(FUNCTIONS)

Based on the findings, the research questions

proposed has been answered.

The factors relating code switching and code

mixing depend on many circumstances. Among

those important factors are addressee and

function.

In conclusion, ADDRESSEE and FUNCTION play

information factors in code switching between

Malaysian Society in Turkey and Turkish society.

CONCLUSIONS

Brezjanovic-Shogren (2002), Analysis Of CodeSwitching andCode-Mixing Among Bilingual Children: Two Case Studies OfSerbian-English Language Interaction, Wichita State University.

Grand Brilliance (2012), Istanbul Aku Datang, IMDb.com, Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2436328/synopsis .

Holmes (2013), An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, RoutledgeTaylor & Francis Group, Fourth Edition, 38 & 42.

Nilep (2006), “Code Switching” in Sociocultural Linguistics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Vol 19,1.

Wardhaugh & Fuller (2015), An Introduction to Sociolinguistic , John Wiley & Sons, Inc.7th Edition, 98.

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