A STUDY OF TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF STAGED CODE-SWITCHING IN THE FILM WEST SIDE STORY (2021)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24919/2522-4565.2025.61.3Keywords:
code-switching, bilingualism, staged code-switching, discursive function, socio- linguisticsAbstract
In this research, the phenomenon of code-switching was the center of our interest.We analyzed different approaches to the definition and study of code-switching in oral speech and in written media. The practical analysis was conducted on the material of the film adaptation of classical Broadway musical WEST SIDE STORY (2021) directed by Steven Spielberg, screenplay by Tony Kushner. Combining the approach to spontaneous oral code-switching and studies of the role of code-switching in narrative, we advanced the study of strategic deployment of non-conversational code-switching in the context of work of fiction, which marked the scientific novelty of the topic.The aim of our investigation was to determine the types of staged code-switching and conduct the research of the supplementing material according to Appel & Muysken typology. We concluded that all three types of code-switching were used in the analyzed film, with inter-sentential code- switching being the most frequent and intra-sentential switch being the least frequent.Furthermore, we conducted a comparison of functions of spontaneous code-switching in oral speech and staged code-switching specifically in films. It was established that the latter always performs a specific function in the text, implied not by the immediate speaker but by the author of the text itself, thus it cannot be subconscious or unmotivated. Based on the research of code-switching in the learning environment by Eva Fachriyh we compiled a set of functions of staged code-switching which we explored further based on the material of the analyzed film (Fachriyh, 2017). Thus, our classification encompasses the following seven functions: emphasizing, repetition, translation, clarification, checking for understanding, explanation, referencing.Our research proved the necessity of studying staged code-switching not only as an element of bilingual experience but as an element of the text, as a device used to build the character or set the environment of the fiction context.
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