The Background of the Study

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Background of the Study

Malaysia has Malay language as its first official language. It has also English language as its second official language. The main ethnic groups within Malaysia comprise the Malays, Chinese and Indians, with many other ethnic groups represented in smaller numbers, each with its own languages. The ethnic groups of Malaysia are 50.4 Malay, 23.7 Chinese, 11.0 Indigenous, 7.1 Indian and 7.8 other. Usually, Malay language is used by Malay people as their mother tongue, meanwhile English language which is also known as Malaysian English Malaysian Standard EnglishMySE is used by everyone who has the distinction of race such as Chinese, Indian and Caucasian. Malaysian English also sees wide usage in business, along with Manglish, which is a colloquial form of English with heavy Malay, Chinese dialect and Tamil influences. Most Malaysians are conversant in English although some are only fluent in the Manglish form. Then, they do a code-mixing which refers to the mixing of two or more languages, in this case is mixing Malay language and English language. Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA is one of Asias major aviation hubs and is a destination in itself. It is located at the top of the southern corridor of Peninsular Malaysia, bordering the states of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. It is situated in the Sepang district, approximately 50 km from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. KLIA is a unique airport because it has within its boundaries all that is needed for business, entertainment and relaxation. KLIA is surrounded by four main cities such as Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Seremban and 2 Malacca. The airport is a catchment area and offers exciting opportunities for businesses. Every effort has been made to create a homely airport with a serene environment. As the biggest airport in Malaysia, KLIA has a numerous of official employees such as airline officers and information center officers. Besides that, KLIA has also a numerous of passengers Malaysian travelers who arrive in KLIA and want to do travelling to Kuala Lumpur or depart from KLIA and want to go abroad. Each other have the way of communication by using one or more language moreover mix one language to another language in this case between Malay language and English language. However, they keep understand about the meaning of what people say even they mix the Malay language and English language, the example is they mix the Malay words and English words in one sentence.

1.2 The Problem of the Study