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  title info:
    title: Exploring code switching in Malaysian political blogs
  name:
    name part: Mohd Fadli bin Zakaria
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Department of English Language and Literature
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    place:
      place term: Gombak, Selangor
    publisher: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia
    date issued: 2011
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xii, 92 leaves : ill. ;
  abstract: Code switching phenomenon has been present in multilingual societies (in this case; Malaysia) where languages, dialects and different varieties of the same language are used. Code switching has typically been attached with speaking. Conceptually, code switch in writing will not be any different from code switching in speaking due to the functions that both play. Furthermore, compared with other traditional media, the Internet is where more instances of code switching and language mixing can be found (Androutsopoulos, 2001). There are few detailed studies conducted on Bahasa Melayu-English code switching as it specifically pertains to, and there are even less studies conducted about Bahasa Melayu-English code switching in blogs. This study seeks to investigate (i) the frequency of code switching types used in Malaysian political blogs and (ii) the functions of code switching in Malaysian blogs. By applying Muysken's (2000) theoretical framework on categories of code switching, (i) insertion, (ii) alternation and (iii) congruent lexicalisation, data were compiled for this research. Entries from 50 political blogs were compiled and every code switched-word that occurred in the entries was tallied, labelled and calculated. The findings showed that basically Malaysian political bloggers do not code switch frequently in their writings. This may happen due to the theme they were writing; politics. The tone used to write about political issues is usually formal and sharp, and code switch rarely occurs in these formal settings.
  note: by Mohd Fadli Bin Zakaria
  note: Abstracts in English and Arabic.
  note: "A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Human Sciences (English Language Studies)."--On t.p.
  note: Thesis (MHSLG)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2011.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-89).
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my---
  subject:
    topic: Code switching (Linguistics)
    geographic: Malaysia
  subject:
    topic: Malay language
    topic: Political aspects
    geographic: Malaysia
  subject:
    topic: English language
    topic: Political aspects
    geographic: Malaysia
  subject:
    topic: Blogs
    topic: Political aspects
    geographic: Malaysia
  classification: P115.3
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/6459
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 120126
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng