Prepositional Phrase Intra-sentential Code Switching
In the data above, the speaker tells about a friend of her named Anyali Paxton, a young jeweller designer, who gives her a charm- bracelet whenever she
will become a model on a runway. She talks about Anyali Paxton who is her only boy- friend, a friend who is a boy without any love interest between them. Then,
code switching occurs when she tells that Anyali said that Maybella was his muse. The code switching occurs in form of a sentence, therefore it belongs to inter-
sentential code switching. Based on the data above, the speaker uses code
switching “
He said, I was his muse
” because the speaker is talking about a particular topic, which in this
context is focusing on the word muse. In this context, the speaker is using code switching because there is no Indonesian word that is compatible to describe,
define and replace the word muse. In this case, the speaker is using code switching in when she tells that Anyali Paxton’s said that she was his muse.
Below is the last data of talking about particular topic reason provided: Data Code
Text 1738ITESTPT Pikiran pertamaku saat melihatnya adalah... biasa banget, deh.
Jadi, ini yang namanya Rashi?
Shes’s not even THAT pretty. What’s the big fuss all about?
In this part, the code switching occurs in the narrative part when the speaker is telling about her first impression when she meets Rashi in the anniversary party.
The speaker tells about her first thought which she said that Rashi is just ordinary, not really beautiful or stunning. The code switching occurs when Maybella
shocked because she thinks Rashi is not really pretty
in the sentence “Shes’s not
even THAT pretty
.” She is also adding a sentence “what’s the big fuss all about?,
expressing her shocked feelings and disbelief because of the fuss she’s been
heard. The code switching occurs as a sentence, therefore it belongs to inter- sentential code switching.
Based on the data above, the speaker uses code switching “shes’s not even
THAT pretty.
What’s the big fuss all about?” because the speaker is talking
about a particular topic, which in this context is the speaker is expressing her feeling when she first saw Rashi. As explained before that talking about feeling is
included into talking about particular reason. In this context, the speaker is expressing the feelings of being shocked
because of all the fuss she’s been heard. The speaker even using some capital letters
in the text “shes’s not even THAT pretty” which means the speaker
emphasizes that Rashi is not really pretty like the rumours.