Prototypical and non-prototypical insertional code-mixing in Balinese Wayang Cenk-Blonk

Abstract

This study examines the phenomenon of code-mixing insertion types in dialogues between characters in Wayang Cenk-Blonk performance, using the code-mixing typology framework proposed by Pieter Muysken. The primary focus of the study is to identify prototypical and non-prototypical insertion patterns that emerge in Balinese multilingual practices, as represented in these modern shadow puppet performances. The research data were analyzed qualitatively, emphasizing the relationship between syntactic structure, morphological integration, and pragmatic tendencies in code-mixing events. The results indicate that prototypical insertion patterns are found in the form of inserting lexical elements from another language into the grammatical structure of the matrix language, as explained in Muysken's classical theory. Furthermore, morphological integration patterns are also found in the form of the use of matrix language affixes on lexical elements of embedded language. This study also found non-prototypical forms that classification in the grey area, cannot be fully explained by the categories of insertion, alternation, or congruent lexicalization in Muysken's typology. There are 3 patterns found: Pragmatically Grounded Insertion (PAI), Multilayered Lexical Integrated (MLI), and Embedded-Language Morphological Control (ELMC).