CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction - DSpace@UM - University of Malaya
CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction - DSpace@UM - University of Malaya
CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction - DSpace@UM - University of Malaya
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1.7 Stages <strong>of</strong> Code-Switching<br />
Code-switching takes place at word, phrase, clause and sentence levels. The<br />
researcher will attempt to give examples from his own data. The definitions are taken<br />
from Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (1991).<br />
1.7.1 Word Level<br />
A word is a sound or combination <strong>of</strong> sounds that expresses a meaning and forms an<br />
independent unit <strong>of</strong> the grammar or vocabulary <strong>of</strong> a language.<br />
Example:<br />
1.7.2 Clause Level<br />
U7 R : convection/ ok convection in bahasa what do we call? /<br />
U8 SS : perolakan/<br />
(T1U7U8)<br />
A group <strong>of</strong> words that includes a subject and a verb, forming a sentence or part <strong>of</strong> a<br />
sentence.<br />
Example:<br />
U46 R : the word comes from/ radiate dalam bahasa di<br />
panggil apa?/<br />
U47 SS : sinaran/<br />
(T1U46U47)<br />
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