Problem Identification Problem Limitation Problem Statements

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B. Problem Identification

Motivated by the above facts, the researcher is stimulated to study about the phenomenon of code switching performed in such conversation. Those code switching occurs between or even within sentences, involving phrases or words or even parts of words. The language which is switched may be English, Indonesian language or even the local language. Based on the phenomenon above, the researcher identifies some problems dealing with the occurrence of code switching in such conversation. The problems relate with the phenomenon of code switching are: 1 who applies code switching?; 2 when they apply code switching?; 3 where code switching occurs?; 4 what types of code switching are used?; 5 what are the functions of code switching? and 6 what factors that motivate them to apply code switching.

C. Problem Limitation

The researcher is stimulated to study the code switching performed in conversation. Thus, the researcher chose the staffs of “Istana Griya” homestay in Surakarta as the object of the research. Actually, there are many conversations which occurred during the research, but the researcher limits on the conversation consisting code switching from Indonesian language into English or from English into Indonesian language, even English into the local language and the contrary, in this case is Javanese language.

D. Problem Statements

xx In this study, the researcher formulates three problem statements dealing with the occurrence of code switching performed by the staffs of “Istana Griya” Homestay and the foreigner guests in Surakarta: 1. What types of code switching are performed by the staffs and the foreigner guests of “Istana Griya” Homestay in Surakarta? 2. What are the functions of code switching performed by the staffs and the foreigner guests of “Istana Griya” Homestay in Surakarta? 3. What factors that motivate the staffs of “Istana Griya” Homestay in applying code switching when having conversation with their foreigner guests in Surakarta?

E. Research Objectives and Research Benefits