Cross-Gender Inovativeness of Using Code Switching in Indonesan TV Talk Show

Abstract

Speakers will usually choose the appropriate code (certain
languages, dialects, or variations of the same language) when
communicating. The use of code switching by inserting English
words, phrases, sentences, or clauses into Indonesian utterances
is the implication of a bilingual speaker. This paper aims at
analyzing the types and factors of using code switching by male
participants and female participants in Indonesian TV talk shows.
Data in this study is taken from a corpus of transcribed spoken
text (82.270 words in total) from total 17 episodes from two talk
shows aired on two different television programs. The results
show that female and male participants in their roles as hosts,
guests, and co-host switch codes in their speech. They can be said
to be creative and innovative speakers