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Sugiyanto SY, Hanna Nabila Annas Amini
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Code-Switching in Multilingual Classroom Interaction: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Sitcom Mind Your Language Purwanti, Eko; Sugiyanto SY, Hanna Nabila Annas Amini
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v13i1.1426

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Code-switching is a common linguistic practice in bilingual and multilingual communities in which speakers alternate between languages to negotiate meaning and maintain communication. This study examines how code-switching is represented in the British sitcom Mind Your Language, a television series that portrays learners from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds interacting in an English language classroom. This research aims to identify the types of code-switching used in the series and to explore the communicative purposes behind these language shifts. The study adopts a descriptive qualitative approach by analysing dialogues from two episodes of the first season. The findings reveal that inter-sentential switching is the most frequently occurring type of code-switching in the selected episodes, followed by intra-sentential switching, while tag-switching does not appear in the data. In addition, six communicative motivations for code-switching were identified, with discussing a particular topic emerging as the most dominant reason, followed by expressing emphasis and repetition for clarification. These findings highlight how code-switching functions as a communicative strategy among multilingual speakers and demonstrate how popular media can reflect real-world linguistic practices in multilingual settings.
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