ELITE Journal: Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education
Vol 1 No 2 (2019): English Linguistics, Literature, and Education

ANALYZING CODE-SWITCHING IN GEORGE BERNARD SHAW’S PYGMALION

Anita Anita (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Dec 2019

Abstract

This paper is identifying the factors that cause code-switching among the characters in George Bernard Shaw’s work, Pygmalion. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis method starting from collecting data, organizing them based on classification, then analyzing them. The result shows that the condition of speakers, listeners, changes from formal to informal, changes the topic of conversation are the causes of code-switching which can be seen from the dialogue in the drama. The author found code swithcing corpus that occurred because of the differences of status, education, relationship, and purposes. The form of speech covers the aspect of sociolingustics, pragmatics, variety of language, speech act, registers, and rhetorics.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ELITE

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal aims to be an open-access journal platform which publishes and disseminates the ideas and researches on English Linguistics, Literature, and Education in primary, secondary or undergraduate level. The scopes of the published articles in prioritized order are (1) Affects and values in ...