the English words ‘whatever will be, will be’ refers to the feeling of giving up. It means that he will accept whatever his result is.
Another example of the expressive function is explained in the following illustration. It is illustrated the situation in an English Department class when they
are discussing about case study implemented in a research. So, I found this research, randomly. I just want to make sure that you
understand about what case study is. I will read the title of the research and you should mention what is or are wrong from this. First, ‘A Case Study of
Bilingualism in English Department Students’. From the title, it is stated
that the research will use case study. But in the Research Method, she wrote that she will use questionnaire to get the data, and she will distribute
it only once.
Lha terus piye carane case study?
Here, the lecturer uses code switching from English to her native language, Javanese. It shows her emotion clearly when she mixes her native language and
English. She speaks like that because she thinks that she has explained the material about case study well, therefore some of the students still do not
understand about it.
d. The Phatic Function
The phatic function aims to show a change in tone and emphasize parts of conversation which are important. As its function is to emphasize or to give stress
on something important, people usually use phatic functions only in some words which are considered as important. Appel and Muysken 1987 state that “this
type of language alternation can be found in when a stand-up comedian tells the whole joke in the standard variety, yet brings the last line of joke that provides
humor or climax in vernacular types of speech” as cited in Othman, 2015, p. 30. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
e. The Metalinguistic Function
The metalinguistic function is when a person uses code switching in order to comment on another language. It can be used to comment directly or indirectly
on a specific language feature. Some people say that metalinguistic function is used when people want to show off their linguistic skills. Scotton 1979 states
that “one example of metalinguistic function is when speakers switch between different codes to impress the other participants with a show off linguistic skills”
as cited in Appel and Muysken, 1987, p. 120. This research gives examples on the metalinguistic function as a sign of showing off someone
s’s linguistic skill. The dialogue of some girls here is one of the examples of the metalinguistic
function in showing off their linguistic skill.
Nita :
Mbak Andrea ya? Gue Nita, Mbak, sekertaris barunya Pak Abi.
Andrea :
Hai, Nit, dulunya dimana?
Nita :
Dulu di
Consumer Loan
, tapi waktu gue denger Pak Abi butuh tambahan sekertaris, ya gue
apply
aja.
Natassa; p. 226; ch. 11.
Here, both of Nita and Andrea are bilinguals. Hoffman 1991 states that in informal situation, bilinguals may code switch a lot, moreover when they are with
someone they are close to. Nita and Andrea are not close friend. However, in the dialogue Nita uses code switching by saying ‘apply’ which refers to ‘mendaftar’
in Indonesia. It indicates that Nita uses metalinguistic function. Instead of saying ‘mendaftar’, she prefers to say it in English which is counted as a code switching.
The speech function of code switching here is metalinguistic function, since its function is to show off Nita’s linguistic skill. She wants to show off her linguistic
skill to impress Andrea. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
f. The Poetic Function
