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THE ANALYSIS OF VERBAL HUMOR BASED ON THE
VIOLATION OF COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE AND
POLITENESS PRINCIPLE IN SITCOM
HOW I MET YOURMOTHER (SEASON 1-4)
(A Pragmatics Approach)
THESIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfilment of Requirements for The Sarjana Sastra Degree in English Department
Faculty of Cultural Sciences Sebelas Maret University
By:
IMANUEL MADIA SAKTI
C0311021
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
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PRONOUNCEMENT
The writer declares that this thesis entitled The Analysis of Verbal Humor Based on the Violation of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle in Sitcom
How I Met Your Mother (Season 1-4) is originally made by the researcher. Primary and secondary sources which are related to any other people’s works are written in quotation and listed in the bibliography.
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MOTTO
“When there is a will, there is a way.”
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DEDICATION
I would like to dedicate my thesis to: My parents,
My brothers,
My thesis consultant, my academic consultant and the lecturers,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First, I would like to give my deepest gratitude to Jesus Christ for the blessing. I also want to give my gratitude for those who have contributed on my thesis: 1. Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D, as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural
Sciences, Sebelas Maret University.
2. Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A, PhD, as the Head of English Department. 3. Prof. DR. M. Samiati Tarjana, as my thesis consultant, for her suggestion and
guidance which help me develop my understanding about this subject.
4. Dra. Diah Kristina, M.A., Ph.D, as my academic consultant, who supports and motivates me to immediately finish my thesis.
5. My parents and brothers who always support me during studying in English Department and until finishing my thesis.
6. All my friends and classmates of English Department 2011, especially Candra, Festa and Julio.
7. All the lecturers and everyone who can not be mentioned.
Last, I hope this thesis is useful for other researchers. I also expect any suggestion from the readers so that can be developed in the future.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL OF THESIS CONSULTANT ... ii
APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS ... iii
PRONOUNCEMENT ... iv
MOTTO ... v
DEDICATION ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... viii
LIST OF TABLES ... xi
LIST OF FIGURES ... xii
ABSTRACT ... xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Research Background ... 1
B. Research Questions ... 8
C. Research Objectives ... 8
D. Research Significance ... 9
E. Research Limitation ... 9
F. Thesis Organization ... 10
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B. Context ... 12
C. Implicature ... 13
D. Cooperative Principle ... 14
E. Politeness Principle ... 16
F. Verbal Humor ... 20
G. Synopsis ... 21
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Research Design ... 23
B. Research Location ... 24
C. Source of Data and Data ... 26
D. Sampling ... 27
E. Data Validity ... 29
F. Technique of Collecting Data ... 30
G. Procedure of Data Analysis ... 30
H. Data Coding ... 37
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION A. Introduction ... 38
B. Data Analysis ... 40
C. Summary ... 88
D. Discussion ... 92
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B. Suggestion ... 108
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 Example of Domain Analysis (Maxims of CP) ... 29
Table 3.2 Example of Domain Analysis (Maxims of PP) ... 29
Table 3.3 Example of Domain Analysis (CP and PP in the Data) ... 30
Table 3.4 Example of Domain Analysis (The Intentions) ... 30
Table 3.5 Example of Presence of Types of CP and PP ... 31
Table 3.6 Example of Presence of the Intentions of CP and PP ... 31
Table 3.7 Example of Componential Analysis ... 32
Table 4.1 Table of Componential Analysis ... 84
Table 4.2 Table of the Relation of CP and PP in domains ... 89
Table 4.3 The Percentages of CP and PP ... 90
Table 4.4 The Relation of Maxims of CP and PP ... 91
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LIST OF FIGURES
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ABSTRACT
Imanuel Madia Sakti. C0311009. The Analysis of Verbal Humor Based on the Violation of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle in Sitcom How I Met Your Mother (Season 1-4) (A Pragmatics Approach). Thesis: English Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University.
This thesis is about the violation of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle to create verbal humor in sitcom How I Met Your Mother(Season 1-4). The aims of this research are to find out the types of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle which create humor in the conversation, to analyze how both maxims of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle work on verbal humor analysis and to find out the intentions behind the verbal humor executed by the characters.
This is a descriptive qualitative research. It applies purposive sampling and content analysis. Purposive sampling means that the sampling taken from the data which only suit the objectives of this research. Meanwhile, content analysis is used as the technique of data analysis. It consists of four stages of analysis. There are domain analysis, taxonomy analysis, componential analysis and finding cultural value.
The result shows that all maxims of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle appear in the conversation which contains humor in sitcom How I Met Your Mother (Season 1-4). Moreover, there is a relation between Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle. Both maxims of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle are able to create humor situation when they are violated and combined together in the conversation. They are complementary for each other to work on the analysis of verbal humor. Furthermore, six kinds of intentions are found in the research. They are to amuse someone, to change topic, to flirt someone, to give idea, to lie and to mock someone.
They are created by the different applications of maxims of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle. To give idea, to lie and to mock someone are the three major intentions. It is related to the context of the sitcom in which the characters are close friends and they have a good sense of humor. Thus, their jokes mostly are created from giving funny idea or statement, lying to others or hiding something and mocking each other.
