CODE CHOICE

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THE TERM “CODE”

A neutral term that refer to language, dialect, sosiolect, or language variety (Sumarsono & Partana, 2002).

Tanner (in Pride & Holmes eds., 1972)

It includes language and intra-language distinctions called varieties (speech levels, dialects, and style).

CODE includes not only a language people

use, but also the varieties of the language, including dialect, speech level, and style. In other words, code is a system that is used by at least two people to communicate with each other.

What is your

linguistic or code?

Domains of Language

Use

Other Social Factors

affecting Code Choice

Modelling Variety

Code Choice

Code Choice

Code Mixing

Code Switchi

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