An Analysis of Code Switching and Code Mixing Spoken by Five Socialite Women in “Arisan Brondong” Movie

Abstract

This study focuses on an analysis of the occurrences code switching and code-mixing in the script of “Arisan Brondong” movie. This movie gives a glimpse of the upper class lifestyle represented by the socialite women in Indonesia. One of the indications of upper class group is the language use. Thus, it is interesting to see the language spoken by socialite women in the movie. Related to this, the study aims at finding out: 1) the most frequent types of code switching and code-mixing occurring in the script by 5 socialite women; and 2) with whom were socialite women talking to. The data were collected from a script of “Arisan Brondong” movie. Occurrences found in the script were identified by employing Wardhaugh's theories in 2001: metaphorical switching and situational switching and Muysken's theories in 2000 on types of code-mixing: insertion, alternation and congruent lexicalization. The study showed insertion of code-mixing and situational switching of code switching as the most frequent types occurring in the dialogue of 5 socialite women. The study also showed the occurrences of code switching mostly occur between the socialite women and “Brondong”, while on code mixing mostly occur among socialite women. In general, the findings of the study point to the language as the style of socialite women to show their prestige