The practice and primary function of code-switching among selected interviews of philippines national policians / by Pene Mitchell C. Dalid.

In political discourse like debate, speeches and hearing, these need a clear communicative relay. Languages have also been influenced in term of their usage and practices. Code-switching, the alternate use of more than one language phenomena where such change can be traced.This research investigated the occurrences of code -switching in selected previously recorded interviews of the Philippines National Politicians by taking approach in examining the various type, function and reasons of code-switching. The data consisted of previously recorded interviews of five currently running politicians. Data was then analyzed based on the integration of Poplack's (1980) Type of Code - Switching, Appel and Muysken's (2006) Six function of code - switching, and Malik's (1994) Ten reasons for code-switching.Finding suggested that code-switching occurs in interviews of politicians mainly to serve referential, expressive and phatic functions. For more substantial results in the future, researchers may consider large numbers of participants to observe the occurrences of code - switching in interviews.