CODE-MIXING IN STUDENTS’ DAILY CONVERSATION AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF UKI TORAJA

Abstract

The objectives of this research was to find out the types of code-mixing based on
insertion that used by students at English department of UKI Toraja in their daily
conversation.This research employed qualitative method. The subjects of this
research were the students at English department of UKI Toraja. The data was
collected by employing voice recording. The obtained data was analyzed in four
major phases; data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion.
The result of the research displayed that the types of code-mixing based on
insertion used by students at English department of UKI Toraja are insertion of
word, insertion of phrase, insertion of word repetition and insertion of shape
baster. The students tended to mix the code in their conversation but the topic of
the conversation was commonly not changed. In spite of mixing the code that they
still kept the communication in relevant.