The Analysis of Code Mixing on Facebook Status by SMP Taman Siswa Tebing Tinggi

Abstract

The aim of this research was to find code mixing on facebook that posted on facebook status and comments of the students’ facebook. The facebook users often mixed their language with another language in status and comments on facebook. The objectives of this research were to find out of the use of code mixing, types of code mixing and their reasons in using code mixing on facebook status. To answer the objectives of the research, the researcher used descriptive qualitative method. The results of the data analysis showed three types of code mixing suggested by such as insertion, alternation and congruent lexicalization, appeared in Facebook. There were amounts of code mixing that had been done by facebook user or ninth class students’ SMP Taman Siswa  Tebing Tinggi were 71 for insertion, 9 times for alternation and 3 for congruent lexicalization. So, the total of code mixing that had been done by them was 83 times. So, the facebook users were dominantly used insertion than alternation and congruent lexicalization. Moreover, the reasons of doing the codes were so varieties, such as would improve their language, mixing some language was unique, could not say and forgot the word, live in bilingual environment, to make emphasize, funny, joke, and applying new words on facebook status and comments.