CODE-SWITCHING IN COOL JOCKEY’S UTTERANCES IN RCT FM SEMARANG

ABSTRACT
Simbolon, A. Angelus. 2007. Code-switching in Cool Jockey’s Utterances in RCT
FM Semarang. Final Project. English Literature. State University of Semarang.
This final project is aimed at analyzing code-switching that is used by a cool jockey
in his broadcasting. In fact, announcers also use language for some purpose. They
often use more than one language in with slipped English in their conversation. In
broadcasting especially radio program where many young people listen to presented
many languages that is used by turns. One language is slipped into different one that
is called code-switching. It means code-switching is a change by a speaker (or
writer) from one language or language variety to another. An announcer often did
code-switching during broadcasting that it has function and the background of his
language and his code-switching.
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The object of this research is the cool jockey’s utterances on Morning Star
program of RCT FM Semarang. It is purposed to identify, classify and describe the
cool jockey’s utterances included in code-switching act and to find out what is the
function of his language, the function of his code-switching, and the factors that
serve as the background of his code-switching in English.
Descriptive research by using qualitative data is used in this analysis. The
methods are developed in the social sciences to enable researchers to study social and
cultural phenomena and events. In this research, it is completed by appendixes that
form transcription from recording of cool jockey’s broadcasting and also
documentary sheet to support data analysis.
The result of the analysis shows that there are 87 cool jockey’s utterances
which are included in code-switching act. Based on the analysis table, language
function is the most representational function (40.42 %), function of code-switching
that the most are addressee specification (25 %) and facility of expression (25 %),
and the background of code-switching that the most is emphasis (64.37 %).
The finding shows no anger expression during broadcasting of RCT FM
Semarang in cool jockey’s utterances of code-switching because he wants to give
good impression, attraction, and entertainment to listeners as his good service in
broadcasting world.
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