Code Switching and Representation of Elite Character in Social Media

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200827.049How to use a DOI?

Keywords

code switching, social media, elite figures

Abstract

This paper discusses about type of code switching, the function of code switching, and the use of code switching to represent Elites’ character in Social Media. The study is qualitative method. The sources of the data were taken from any social media of Elite and collected by using observation and documentation. Then those data were analyzed through some stages, namely transcribing, classifying, analyzing, and interpreting. The study found that there are: (a) three types of code switching used by Elites, (b) five functions of code switching which used by Elites, and (c) some socio-pragmatic rationales why Elites use code switching to represent their character on Social Media.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Andri Fatihatal Putra
AU  - Lalu Muhaimi
AU  - Sudirman Willian
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/28
TI  - Code Switching and Representation of Elite Character in Social Media
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 194
EP  - 198
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200827.049
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200827.049
ID  - Putra2020
ER  -