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3 Choice of Topic
When one talks about certain topic which is out of the daily conversation, he or she may code-switch because of the choice of topic. For example, a chef
may switch from Indonesian to English when it comes to cooking terminology:
“Itu digorengnya sampai dia golden brown, biar warnanya cantik dan crispy.” 4
Perceived Social and Cultural Distance
One may switch code when he feels the social or cultural distance. For example, a Javanese student who usually speaks Javanese with his friends may
switch his code from Javanese to Indonesian when he is talking to his teacher.
b. Holmes 2001
In her book entitled An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Holmes states three reasons why people code-switch.
1 Participants, Solidarity and Status
A code-switch may be related to a particular participant or addressee. It can also be a signal of group membership and shared ethnicity with an addressee.
For example, a person mixes Sundanese and Indonesian to greet his friend to
show his solidarity: “Kumaha, damang? Lama ga liat kamu.” How are you?
Long time no see..
2 Topic
People may switch code when they come to certain topic in the conversation. Usually they switch code when it comes to academic conversation.
For example, an English Language Education Study Program student may switch
his language from Indonesian to English: “Kamu udah bikin outline buat
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argumentative text -nya
?” Have you made the outline for the argumentative text?.
3 Switching for Affective Functions
Holmes 2001 stated that there was a young British Black woman named Polly. She spoke standard English with a West Midlands accent, as well as Patois,
a variety of Jamaican Creole. One day her teacher annoyed her by criticizing her study about British West Indians. Her response was to abuse and swear at her
teacher in Patois. He was terrified and after that incident, he left her alon e. Polly’s
switch to Patois was to express affective message. Her teacher did not need to understand the word to get the affective message.
4. MasterChef Indonesia
The thesis is about the code-switchings done by the juries of MasterChef Indonesia Season 3. MasterChef is a television competitive cooking show which
was originally created in the United Kingdom by Franc Roddam in July 1990. As time goes by, the show format has been exported around the world and produced
in more than 35 countries under the same logo. MasterChef Indonesia has been started in 2011 and in 2013 it has reached the third season. In MasterChef, people
are challenged to compete like a professional chef. To be the champion of MasterChef Indonesia, one should go through some rounds:
a. Audition
The audition of the MasterChef Indonesia Season 3 was held in five big cities in Indonesia: Bandung November 26, 2012, Jakarta December 10, 2012,
