Code-switching in Gol & Gincu
There are a lot of research concerning code-switching, both in the local and international context. However, this study examines a different aspect of code-switching. It analyses the use of code-switching in the media specifically in a movie. The study aims to understand code-switching in the mediat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48186/1/48186.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48186/ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812052433 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | There are a lot of research concerning code-switching, both in the local and international context. However, this study examines a different aspect of code-switching. It analyses the use of code-switching in the media specifically in a movie. The study aims to understand code-switching in the mediated form in a Malaysian movie; Gol & Gincu. The study examines the macro and micro functions of code-switching in this movie. It was found that some of the macro functions of code-switching included Speech Accommodation, Construction of Identity and to Exhibit Power. Within these macro functions, there were a variety of micro functions embedded within the discourse. The significance of the study is on how the macro and micro functions of code-switching in the movie Gol & Gincu may be reflective of code-switching in real life communication in Malaysian Society particularly the urban community. |
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