Linguistics Initiative
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022)

An Analysis of Code-Switching in “Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens” Movie

Putu Rosa Natalia (Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Mar 2022

Abstract

Code-switching becomes one of the phenomena that happens in society, especially for bilingualism and multilingualism. The ability to master more than one language makes a person sometimes switch from one language to another when speaking or better known as code-switching. Code-switching not only happens in real-life contexts but also happens in novels, talk shows, songs, movies, and other works. This research aimed to find out and analyze code-switching that appeared in Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens movie. In gaining the data, this study will use the qualitative descriptive method. The findings show inter-sentential code-switching is mostly used in this movie. Further, background and setting also take an important role for each of the code-switching that happens in this movie.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

live

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Linguistics Initiative is an academic journal that presents issues in linguistics and applied linguistics from multi-disciplinary approaches. This journal publishes articles that discuss research on language as a system of communication or a cognitive, social, and historical phenomenon as well as ...