Abstract :
This research examines the codes switched in the reality show Gaul
Bareng Bule Program on Trans TV December 12
th
, 2010. Specifically, the
research is aimed at finding out types of codes switching performed by the host of
the reality show Gaul Bareng Bule, and explaining the social functions of code ?
switching applied by the host. The data of the study were taken by downloading
the program, which were then analyzed on the bases of Poplack (1980) theory.
The results show that there are twenty-eight (28) inter-sentential code switching
and nine-teen (19) intra-sentential code switching. The reasons which drive the
host to switch codes are: to ease communication (52,09%), to communicate more
effectively (22,92%), to capture attention (10,41%), to reiterate point (6,25%), to
identify with a particular group (6,25%), and to convey a more exact meaning
(2,08%).