A STUDY OF LANGUAGE: CODE-MIXING IN YOWIS BEN THE SERIES

Abstract

Indonesia has a national language, the Indonesian language. In daily communication, Indonesians usually mix the languages to clarify and provide understanding to the interlocutor. Speakers often mix two languages; one of the factors that causes code-mixing is the acquisition of a second language, so they can use more than one language, which is how bilingualism occurs. In this paper, the researchers investigate code-mixing in Yowis Ben The Series, where the web series involved a mixture of Javanese, Indonesian, and English, particularly the use of code-mixing. The researchers found that Yowis Ben The Series characters used three code-mixing types, with insertion as the primary strategy. Code-mixing occurred at word, phrase, baster, idiom, clause, and repetition levels. There are several reasons for using code-mixing: code usage limitation, speaker and speaker character, conversation partner, conversation mode, third speaker, and prestige.