Unggah-Ungguh Code Switching in Kartini Movie

This paper identifies the types of code switching,
the processes of code switching, and the reason of using it in
Kartini movie. Code switching can occur in conversation between
speakers’ turns or within a single speakers’ turn. In this case,
code switching happens in one local language. That is Javanese
language which is well-known for its elaborate speech level
system (unggah ungguh). Nababan states that the concept of code
switching also includes events when we switch from one language
variety, for example the use of krama inggil (Javanese language)
to lower speech, for example ngoko and so on. Code switching
can arise from individual choice or to be used as a major identity
marker for a group of speakers who must deal with more than
one language in their common pursuits. This study used
descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected by using
documentary technique. It was found that intrasentential
switching is the most type of code switching in Kartini movie, it
dominantly described insertion process, while the reason to do
that was as the ethnic identity marker.