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B. Problem Formulation
There are two problems formulated in this research in order to identify the main objective of this research. The problems can be formulated as follows:
1. What are the possible reasons of a code-switching phenomenon in Cosmogirl Indonesia magazine?
2. What is the readers’ opinion on a code-switching phenomenon which occured in Cosmogirl Indonesia Magazine?
This research of these particular types may hopefully reveal the main problems which are formulated, so that the writer could know the relevance
between the possible reasons of the use of code-switching and the readers’ opinion on code-switching phenomenon which occured in Cosmogirl Indonesia
Magazine.
C. Problem Limitation
This research is limited to elaborate the possible reasons of the use of code-switching as well as the readers’ opinion on the phenomenon being
discussed. This research involves the switching between Indonesian and English language. In addition, it is limited to observing one edition of Cosmogirl
Indonesia Magazine, which is Cosmogirl Indonesia Magazine of June 2010 edition. This decision was based on the need of adequate data and the time
efficiency consideration. Meanwhile readers are limited to students in English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University who are in the
6 range of 17-20 years. This decision was based on the target readers of Cosmogirl
Indonesia Magazine.
D. Research objectives
This research has some purposes to accomplish. Those are; 1. To describe reasons of code-switching in Cosmogirl Indonesia Magazine.
2. To describe readers’ opinion on a code-switching phenomenon which occured in Cosmogirl Indonesia Magazine.
E. Research Benefits
This research is aimed at giving beneficial contributions expectantly for sociolinguistics study, readers, and other researchers.
1. Sociolinguistic Study By conducting this research, the writer also hopes that this research can
give an improvement of sociolinguistic study, in this case, the code-switching phenomenon in society. Since the previous studies of code-switching in written
context which worked on readers’ opinion on code-switching phenomenon are limited, this research wants to figure out the relevance on reasons of code-
switching which is from writers’ views, and readers’ opinion on code-switching phenomenon.
2. Readers First, the research may expectantly give benefits for readers who learn
English as a second language, to know whether the use of code-switching can
7 either help or hinder learning. Second, it is expected that this research will also
enrich the readers to have broader knowledge of the common phenomenon that occurs around them, that is code-switching.
3. Other researchers The writer also hopes after conducting this study, it will enable other
researchers to have a further study of code-switching. In addition, this study is expected to inspire other researchers to conduct research on other language
phenomena which exist in society.
F. Definition of Terms
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