An analysis of code mixing used in the novel Long Distance Hearts 2 by @LongDistance_R

This research concern with a sociolinguistics study. It is focused on thecode mixing theory. Nowadays some people often use code mixing in their dailycommunication. Code mixing becomes familiar in among, teenanger, old human even child. Most of them speak using code mixing. They used code mixing toavoid missunderstanding, this is also to show that code mixing can increase their ability to speak more than one languange. In this research, the researcher wants to analysis code mixing which exist in the novel entitled “Long Distance Hearts 2”The aims of this research is to describe the forms of code mixing used in the novel of Long Distance Hearts 2 and explain the reason of using code mixingin the novel of Long Distance Hearts 2.This research used descriptive qualitative method. This method used to explore and understanding the meaning individuals or group about the form ofcode mixing and the reason of using code mixing based on the data that gainedthrough reading the novel then selecting the form which exist in those novel. The last, explain the reason of using code mixing in the novel.The result of this research show that there are six forms which appear in the novel, they are insertion of word, insertion of phrase, insertion of hybrid,insertion of word reduplication, insertion of idiom and the last insertion of clause.Meanwhile, the reason of using code mixing are talking about particular topic,interjection, repetition used for clarification,intention of clarifying the speechcontent for interlocutor. Three reasons that are quoting somebody else, expressinggroup identity and being emphatic about something did not found in those novel. The researcher hopes this research can give the benefit to everyone especially to the reader and English Department student. The researcher alsohopes this research can increase the knowledge and can apply in the society sothat they have a bilingual speech.