A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF HUMOR IN THE BIG BANG THEORY SEASON 6: A REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN SOCIAL ISSUES

Mayangsari Putri, Lupita (2017) A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF HUMOR IN THE BIG BANG THEORY SEASON 6: A REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN SOCIAL ISSUES. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This research utilizes pragmatic approach to analyze humor in The Big Bang Theory: Season 6 situation comedy to reveal American social issues. This research has three objectives, which are to to identify the types of humor which occur among the characters in The Big Bang Theory: Season 6, to describe the functions of humor contents which are employed by the characters in The Big Bang Theory: Season 6, and to reveal the American social issues which are presented through humorous frame among the characters in The Big Bang Theory: Season 6. This research employed descriptive qualitative method. Meanwhile, two instruments were applied in this research. They are the researcher as the key instrument and the data sheet as well as the transcript of The Big Bang Theory: Season 6 as the secondary instrument. The data of the research were in the form of words, phrases, clauses and utterances which were taken from the contextual dialogues of the transcripts. The sources of the data were 3 episodes (The Fish Guts Displacement, The Santa Simulation, and The Egg Salad Equivalency) in The Big Bang Theory: Season 6. To collect the data, the researcher watching the situation comedy, determining 3episodes, browsing and printing the transcript, taking the notes, and classifying and categorizing the collected data from transcript into a data sheet. The results of the research are provided as follows. First, all of the humor types are employed in this research. They are anecdote, fantasy insult, irony, joke, observation, quote, roleplay, self deprecation, vulgarity, and wordplay. All of the types are well performed by the characters to evoke the humorous event in the frame, so that every humorous conversation and scene is not boring and monotonous for the hearer. Second, there are three functions of humor which are employed in The Big Bang Theory: Season 6. The first function which is to express superiority is used to help someone to escape from a certain topic and to attack somebody in the light way without offending the hearers. The second function, to relieve tension, is applied by the characters to reduce the intense situation which makes the hearer panic or serious so it can be a healing method for a certain circumstance. Besides, this function can be employed as a camouflage from attack and accept resistance. The last function that is to interpret incongruity is utilized as a response to an incoherent event or topic that suddenly happened. Third, there are four major issues which are revealed in this research. There are racial or ethnicity issues, bullying, gender and religion issues. In addition, there are several issues or topics which are also discovered in this research such as music, food, fishing, other people business and matter, problem with the HRD office, small talk, and excitement of the characters which are categorized as other issues. Therefore, it can be concluded that The Big Bang Theory: Season 6 contains not only four big major of social issues, but also the other topic or issues which are only small talk in order for entertaining only. Keywords: pragmatic analysis, humor, The Big Bang Theory: Season 6

Item Type:	Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	pragmatic analysis, humor, The Big Bang Theory: Season 6
Subjects:	Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Divisions:	Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2017 06:30
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2019 14:57
URI:	http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/52432

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