Code Switching Used by the Video Jockeys of "MTV AMPUH"

ABSTRACT Anditya, Aga Deta. 2010. Code Switching Used by the Video Jockeys of “MTV Ampuh”. S-1 Thesis, English Department, State University of Malang. Advisor: Aulia Apriana, S.S., M.Pd. Keywords: code switching, video jockeys, MTV Ampuh This study aims at investigating the code switching used by the video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh” in television. “MTV Ampuh” is the musical program on television which the video jockeys always do code switching in each episode as their style. There are two problems that are presented in this study, namely: what are the types of code switching used by the video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh” and what are the probable reasons for the use of code switching by the video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh”. The design of this study is descriptive qualitative and the subjects of this study are the video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh”. The data of the study is the form of written recording utterances when the video jockeys are presenting the programs from October 15 to November 11, 2009. The results show that there are three types which are used by the video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh”. They are: intra-sentential switching, inter-sentential switching, and emblematic switching. Intra-sentential switching is the highest frequency of the occurrence from the data. This type of code switching occurs in the form of a phrase, insertion a single lexical item, and a clause. The video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh” like to do this type of code switching because they are familiar with the words from their second language, which is English. There are twelve probable reasons for the use of code switching by the video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh”. They are: interjection or inserting sentence fillers or sentence connectors, talking about particular topics, intention of clarifying the speech content for the interlocutor, expressing group identity, softening or strengthening request or command, quoting somebody else, repetition used for clarification, real lexical need, showing empathy about something. The probable reason of interjection or inserting sentence fillers or sentence connector is in the highest frequency of the occurrence from the data. The video jockeys of “MTV Ampuh” as a bilingual tend to use the sentence fillers “okay” or “anyway” while presenting the program. In this study there are three probable reasons as the new findings. They are: showing greeting, showing parting, and expressing felicitation. It is suggested that the sociolinguistics students should apply the correct form code switching to avoid ungrammatical code switching. The linguist can use code switching as the solution for the lacking of equivalent meaning in Bahasa Indonesia for some terms in musical environment. It is also suggested that the results of this study can be used as the reference for the future researchers in exploring and expanding the investigation of some other phenomena of code switching in television show.