Code-Switching Used in Indonesian-Japanese Interpersonal Communication: A Sociolinguistics Study

Authors

  • Ely Triasih Rahayu

    Japanese Literature Study Program, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Jawa Tengah, 53122, Indonesia
  • Hartati

    Japanese Literature Study Program, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Jawa Tengah, 53122, Indonesia
  • Safrina Arifiani Felayati

    Japanese Literature Study Program, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Jawa Tengah, 53122, Indonesia
  • Nur Indah Sholikhati

    Indonesian Language Education Study Program, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Jawa Tengah, 53122, Indonesia
  • Etin Pujiastuti

    Indonesian Language Education Study Program, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Jawa Tengah, 53122, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i3.6699

Abstract

This research analyzed code-switching used during interpersonal communication events between Indonesian and Japanese native speakers who understand both languages. This sociolinguistic analysis examines the phenomenon of code-switching based on socio-cultural and socio-situational. In this study, the data were collected using questionnaires and interviews. Findings have found that several factors underlie code-switching in interpersonal communication: the ability of language participants, speakers' shifting moods and wills, conversational topics, speakers' sense of solidarity, speakers' incapacity to use linguistic codes, and speakers' propensity to use the idea that a first-learned vocabulary (cognitive primacy). The purposes of code-switching in a conversation are to facilitate communication, strengthen the bond between the speaker and the speaking partner, respect one another's cultural backgrounds, facilitate discussion, enhance foreign language proficiency, and serve as a reminder to speakers to address specific topics or provide an answer to a question.

Keywords:

Code-switching; Interpersonal communication; Indonesia native speakers; Japanese native speakers

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Rahayu, E. T., Hartati, Felayati, S. A., Sholikhati, N. I., & Pujiastuti, E. (2024). Code-Switching Used in Indonesian-Japanese Interpersonal Communication: A Sociolinguistics Study. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 6(3), 592–604. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i3.6699

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