Code switching used by The Presenter of Gaul Bareng Bule Program on Trans TV

ABSTRACT
This study investigates code switching used in Gaul Bareng Bule program. The objectives of this study are to find out the types and functions of code switching used by the presenter in Gaul Bareng Bule program.

This study uses descriptive qualitative approach and is categorized as conversation analysis because this study analyzes the phenomena of code switching in interaction. The data are collected from code switching used by the presenter of Gaul Bareng Bule in Puerto Rico’s and Indian’s house which are analyzed by using Romaine and Blom & Gumperz’s in Susanto (2008) theories on code switching.

The result of this study shows that there are two types of code switching used in Gaul Bareng Bule: inter-sentensial code switching and intra-sentensial code switching. The functions of code switching used in Gaul Bareng Bule are to serve a quotation, to interject statement, to qualify or clarify a message, to specify an addressee, to reiterate and to carry out referential.

Since this study only analyzes types and functions of code switching, it will be more interesting for the next researcher to analyze it by using another theory of code switching. In addition, it is suggested for the next researchers to use other data such as film or novel as the data source.