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 Soemarsono stated in his book that code is a neutral meaning that refers to a

language, dialect, sociolect, or kinds of language. By this, code is the neutral term
for language. It is because the terms like dialect, language, style, standard
language, pidgin and creole are inclined to arouse emotions (1995:17). So, this
means code must be relevant to the speaker’s role in community.
 In Indonesia, the phenomenon of mixing two languages has become common in
the community. Code mixing is the linguistic phenomenon, as observed in the
speech of adults, focusing in particular on its relationship with code switching
(Hoffman, 1991:103). Switches occurring at the lexical level within a sentence
(intra-sentential switches) are referred to as ‘code-mixes’ and ‘code mixing’. On
the other hand, changes over phrases or sentences (inter-sentential), including tags
and exclamations at either end of the sentence are called ‘code-switches’ and
‘code-switching’ (Poplack 1980; McLaughlin 1984; Appel and Muysken 1987) in
Hoffman 1991:104.
 YouTube is a digital media site (video) that can be downloaded, uploaded, and
shared throughout the country (Baskoro, 2009). YouTube is a social media site
that is often used and is phenomenal among the public. People use YouTube both
in viewing the latest news, looking for information, even for entertainments, such
as watching movies, listening to songs, or watching various tutorials.
 According to Sianipar (2013), YouTube has a database containing video content
that is popular on social media as well as providers of various information which
is very helpful. YouTube has a function to search for video information or view
videos directly. YouTube is designed as a video sharing site that is very popular
especially among the younger generation. YouTube is even used as a site for
sharing information in today's digital era. Younger generation mostly uses
YouTube in their daily life.

 It is important to have an approach in making a scientific research. It is called


research method. Research methodology is the approach in which research
problems are resolved thoroughly. It is a science of studying how research is
conducted systematically (Mishra & Alok, 2011:1). Thus, research method is the
guidance to conduct the research in orderly manner.

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