AN ANALYSIS OF CODE-MIXING IN THE INDONESIAN WEB SERIES FLORA
Keywords:
code mixing, insertion, alternation, reasons for code mixingAbstract
This study aims to analyze the use of code mixing in the Indonesian web series Flora and the focus are identify the types of code mixing and the reasons for using code mixing. This study focuses on the conversations involving the main characters, Flora and Steven, including their conversations with other characters. This research applies Muysken’s (2000) theory to analyze the types of code mixing and Hoffman’s (2014) theory to analyze the reasons for using code mixing. This study employs a qualitative research method. The findings show that there are 51 utterances containing code mixing. Two types of code mixing found: insertion and alternation. In addition, six reasons found in the data: talking about a particular topic, showing empathy about something, interjection, repetition used for clarification, expressing group identity, and the intention of clarifying the speech content. The most dominant type and reason are Insertion and showing emphatic about something.
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