Hilda Cahyani, Umi Tursini, Nurenzia Yannuar
This article aims to uncover the use of mixing and switching of Keminggris language (speaking and acting like British people) in social media. It reveals types of language switching that Indonesian youth have commonly used, also the features and functions of that switching. The main data was taken from written expressions (of statuses and captions) in social media, particularly from Facebook and Instagram of 15 Indonesian university students. The findings indicated that young people used more inter-sentential code-switching taking place between phrases and sentences. They tended to mix some English words/phrases in Indonesian sentences which is also called "Bahasa Gaul", or social language, to show their status as educated people mastering the global language, and partly to impress their followers and gain some attention in the social media. This language practice, though it lacks the intelligibility of standard language, shows the fluidity of English and Bahasa Indonesia when they are used side-by-side. Youth seem to enjoy doing it and this became an interesting field for further research. © 2020 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Universitas Negeri Malang, Leiden University, Indonesia; Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang, Indonesia; Politeknik Negeri Malang, Indonesia
