44 foreign elements within his or her speech McCormick, 1994, p. 583. In this
research, conversational code switching was classified into three smaller types. There were phrase code switching, clause code switching, and whole sentence
code switching.
a. Phrase Code Switching
Phrase code switching was the first type of conversational code switching. According to McCormick 1994, p. 583,
“chunks within the utterance are called phrase code switching
”. Phrase is a group of words forming unit of meaning in a sentence. Phrase consists of two or more words. The English phrases that were
found in the “Sunset Drive” program were categorized as phrase code switching.
The phrase could be noun phrase, adjective phrase, adverbial phrase, verb phrase or prepositional phrase. These cases showed that the noun phrases were in the
“Sunset Drive” program.
[6]Bener banget, it is Friday again. This September on Swaragama FM. Live orange, Color your dream live on the right track and
make a change. [That is right, it is Friday again. This September on Swaragama FM.
Live orange, Color your dream live on the right track and make a change].
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b. Clause Code Switching
The third type of code switching was clause code switching. Moreover, if the length of juxtaposed element is a clause, it is a clause code switching. This
type of code switching could be identified by seeking the conjunction proceeding the clause, for instance and, or, but. This is the example of the
“Sunset Drive”
program.
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[7] But everybody is deserved to have second chance, right? Or even give a break, beneran maksudku gini...kamu harus bisa ngeliat kalo dia
sekali selingkuh ya kamu omongi dulu. [But everybody is deserved to have second chance, right? Or even give a
break, truthfully I mean, you have to notice if he had affair once, you should talk about it first].
c. Whole Sentence Code Switching
The next type of conversational code switching is whole sentence code switching. Malik 1994, p. 584
states, “the juxtaposed element is a whole sentence in length, it is called a whole sentence code switching
”. This kind of code switching could be recognized if there are signs such as full stop ., comma
,, question mark ?, or exclamation . The researcher provides an example of whole sentence code switching found in this research. There is an example of
announcer s‟ utterances in the “Sunset Drive” program.
[8] Sementara untuk album „Truth lie‟ sendiri Robin Thick sendiri
mengatakan bahwa dia ingin lebih banyak bersenang-senang daripada membahas kehidupannya lagi seperti di album-album
sebelumnya. Are you ready to have some fun with Robin Thick along this September? because this is our soundtrack of the
month. Don‟t forget to colour your dream with Swaragama FM the soundtrack of your life.
[ While for the album „Truth Lie‟, Robin Thick says that he wants to
have more fun than discuss about his life again like in his previous albums. Are you ready to have some fun with Robin Thick along this
September? because this is our soundtrack of the month. Don‟t forget to colour your dream with Swaragama FM the soundtrack of your
life].
Sunset Drive September 20, 2013 From the sample [8] above, the announcers switch from Indonesian sentences into
English sentences with a sign full stop .. In this case, the announcer gave information about western singer who became the soundtrack of the month.
