AN ANALYSIS OF COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES IN THE STAND-UP COMEDY MOVIE ELLEN DEGENERES: RELATABLE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The research aims to observe the language phenomenon that creates humor in the Ellen Degeneres: Relatable movie. The objectives of the research are (1) to analyze the maxims that are flouted by the comic to create humor in Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable; (2) to describe and explain the techniques of humor created by maxim flouting in Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable; and (3) to explain the functions of humor created by maxim flouting in Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable. This research is using the descriptive qualitative method. The writer analyzes data from utterances, including words, clauses, phrases, and sentences. The comic utterances are the context of the data. The object of this thesis is an American stand-up comedy movie entitled Ellen Degeneres: Relatable. The theories used in this study is the theory of Cooperative Principles, Functions of Humor, and Techniques of Humor. The approach used in this study is pragmatic approach.
Keywords: cooperative principles, stand-up comedy, maxims
ABSTRAK
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengamati fenomena bahasa pembuatan humor dalam film Ellen Degeneres: Relatable. Hal ini bertujuan untuk (1) menganalisa pelanggaran maksim yang dilakukan oleh stand-up komedian dalam menciptakan humor dalam film Ellen Degeneres: Relatable; (2) mendeskripsikan dan menjelaskan teknik humor yang tercipta dari pelanggaran maksim dalam film Ellen Degeneres: Relatable; dan (3) menjelaskan fungsi- fungsi humor yang tercipta dari pelanggaran maksim dalam film Ellen Degeneres: Relatable. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Penulis menganalisis data dari tuturan, termasuk kata, klausa, frasa, dan kalimat. Ucapan dari komika adalah konteks data yang dianalisis oleh penulis. Objek dari penelitian ini adalah film stand-up komedi yang berjudul Ellen Degeneres: Relatable. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teori Prinsip Kerjasama, Fungsi Humor, dan Teknik Humor. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan Pragmatik.
Key words: cooperative principles, stand-up comedy, maxims
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