speech function of code switching Keara used here is to express her feeling about her exes and to tell Dinda on how different Ruly was from the others. The code
switching she used gave a strong expressive function. Another example of using code switching as expressive function is shown
from the following monologue.
Ruly si hemat bicara ini mungkin akan selalu jadi misteri yang ingin
kupecahkan, tapi
Panji is the guy who feeds my ego pretty well right now.
Monologue, p. 162
The monologue was when Keara and Ruly were in Ayodya private beach. They went there for business purposes. One morning, they met when Ruly was jogging
and Keara was waiting to take a picture of sunrise. Ruly initiated to join Keara and waited the sunrise.
The monologue happened when Keara was comparing Ruly to Panji. The code switching here indicated t
he expressive function. ‘Panji is the guy who feeds my ego pretty well’ was showing about Keara’s feeling. Even though she was in
love with Ruly, but the one who could make her happy by feeding her ego was Panji. It was showing the selfish side of Keara, i
n which she did the ‘no string attached’ relationship with Panji, but her heart still wanted Ruly.
d. The Phatic Function
Some people use code switching when they want to stress or emphasize some words of their speech. Some other code switch in the end of their speech.
Those people who code switch in order to give stress in the end of their speech, use the phatic function. The phatic function is commonly used only in some
words, not the whole texts. It aims to make other people or the audience or the respondents aware that the one mentioned in other language is important or should
be remembered. There are some phatic functions used by Keara in the novel. This is the
example of it. The monologue took place when Keara was in Dinda’s house. She was explaining on how Dinda met Panca, her husband.
Sahabatku sejak kuliah yang terkenal
player-
nya itu, yang selalu merasa nista banget kalau harus menginjakkan kaki ke perpustakaan, justru
pertama kali bertemu Panca di perpustakaan universitas kami dulu.
Monologue, p. 95
Here, Keara said the word ‘player’. The function of saying the word ‘player’ was to give stress on how Dinda was when they were in the university. ‘Player’ here
used to explain that Dinda had been the type of a girl who liked to ‘play’ with boys’ hearts. She was not a serious person who liked serious relationship.
Another example of using the phatic function is shown in the following dialogue. It was when Keara was asked by Dinda to accompany her buying a new
dress. It happened in Dinda’s house.
Dinda:
Tapi gue tadi memang serius nanyanya. Kenapa nggak ikutan? Kan seru gue ada teman buat nyela-nyela orang di acara itu.
Keara:
Nggak ah, Din. Gue nggak mau ngasih sinyal yang
misleading
ke si Panji.
Dari awal kami udah sepakat ini cuma main-main, dan menampilkan diri di acara keluarga itu
no way near
sekadar main- main.
Dialogue, p. 210
There are two speech functions of the dialogue spoken by Keara. However, the one which expresses the
phatic function is ‘no way near’. Here, Dinda was asking Keara whether she was asked by Panji to attend the annual charity dinner or not.
Panji had asked Keara, bur she refused to attend it since it was a family gathering. As for Keara, her relationship with Panji was only game, no string attached. For
her, showing in a family event when they were just playing games was ‘no way near’ just a game. Therefore, she stressed the ‘word no way near’.
e. The Metalinguistic Function
