Abstract :
This research examines the codes switched in Comedy Talk Show
ONLINE Broadcast Live on Trans TV June 16, 2010. Specifically, the research is
aimed at finding out the types of code switching performed by the participants of
the comedy talk show ONLINE, and explaining the reasons for the participants to
switch the codes. The data of the study were taken by recording the talk show,
which were then analyzed on the bases of turn taking theory. The results show that
there are thirty six (36) code switchings covering the inter-sentential code
switching and intra-sentential code switching twenty two (32) of which are codes
switching of Indonesian - English, Two (2) code switching of Indonesian -Javanese, One (1) code switching of Indonesian ? Sundanese, One (1) code
switching of Indonesian ? Arabic. The reasons which drive the participants to
switch codes are: to ease communication (33,3%), to capture attention (19,4%), to
identify a particular group (16,7%), to communicate effectively (16,7%), to
reiterate point (11,1%), and to negotiate with a greater authority (2,8%)