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Journal : Jurnal EKSPLOLHUM

SELF REFERENCE AND ITS VARIATION AMONG THE TEENAGERS Siti Aisyah
EKSPOLHUM Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Februari
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This research applied a descriptive qualitative method. The study was applied to describe how the teenager use self-reference in different contexts or situations and to find out whether or not gender influences the use of self-reference and  also the reasons. The data was taken from  the utterances of the teenager in their daily conversation. In this research the source of the data was the teenagers that included six males and six females with an age range of 14-18 years old.  Based on the empirical data, there are three kinds of Self- References the reseacher found in this study. They are proper name (such as Zati, Iki, Bella, Agri), kinship term (uni means kakak and uda means abang) and formality term (saya, awak and aku). Then, the data also showed that female more prefer addressed their self in form of proper name eventhough the situation formal or informal. While male more prefer addressed their self in form of awak or aku even it formal or infomal.  The following figure showed the number of the form of self-reference used by the teenagers.
EXPLORING CODE-SWITCHING AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL IN ORANGUTAN TOURS: A STUDY OF BUKIT LAWANG TOUR GUIDES Siti Aisyah
EKSPOLHUM Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Agustus
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The aimed of this study was to examine the various types of code-switching used by tour guides during their interactions with visitors on Orangutan tours in Bukit Lawang. The focused of the study was on how code-switching functions as an essential communication tool in facilitating understanding and connection between the guides and their multilingual audiences. Specifically, the study sought to identify instances of code-switching in the tour guides' spoken interactions, categorized these occurrences based on established linguistic classifications, and determine which type of code-switching appears most frequently.This research was conducted by utilized qualitative method with descriptive approach. The data for this study were gathered through conversations that took place between tour guides and tourists during Orangutan Tours in Bukit Lawang. These interactions were observed and recorded using audio equipment to capture authentic language use in real-time settings. The findings of this study revealed the presence of three distinct types of code-switching used by the tour guide during interactions with tourists. These types were: inter-sentential switching, intra-sentential switching, and tag switching. In total, the study identified 12 instances of code-switching, each categorized under one of the three types. Specifically, there were 2 instances of tag switching, 5 instances of inter-sentential switching, and 5 instances of intra-sentential switching.