Mixcode Usage Analysis in a Conversation on Social Media Facebook UKI Toraja Group

This article describes the use of mixed codes in social media conver- sations Facebook group UKI Toraja. Qualitative research used is a method in ana- lyzing data descriptively. Data collection is carried out by reading, recording and documentation techniques. The source of the data was obtained from the results of speech between speech partners through written messages on Facebook social media which were then described, classified, and analyzed. Data analysis is car- ried out by the triangulation method, which is to examine the results of field notes using predetermined methods and theories. The results showed that the form of code mixture that occurred in conversations through social media Facebook UKI Toraja group accounts in the form of insertion of elements of words, phrases, clauses, expressions or idioms, and baster forms in one speech. The code mixing event in this study was motivated by several factors including, the existence of the same situation and situational (familiarity) between speech partners; the absence of exact equivalents of words; and language acquisition limitations.