Violating and flouting maxim to create humor in Yes Day movie

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Islami, Addin Aqilla Putri Pramisthi Indi Akbar Islami (2023) Violating and flouting maxim to create humor in Yes Day movie. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

The study is aimed at analyze the application of violating and flouting maxim (the maxim of quantity, the maxim of quality, the maxim of relation, and the maxim of manner) done by characters to create humor. It also aims to investigating humor style (affiliative humor, self-enhancing humor, aggressive humor, and self-defeating humor) used by the characters in the Yes Day movie. There are three problems to be solved in this study, namely: (1) how are the violating maxims done by the characters to create humor in Yes Day movie, (2) how are the flouting maxims done by the characters to create humor in Yes Day movie, (3) what styles of humor are employed by the characters in Yes Day movie based on the violating and flouting the maxim they do. This study uses qualitative approach in relation to the use of clear and systematic description about the phenomena being studied. Descriptive study in textual analysis was applied in this study to analyze conversation of the characters through the script of Yes Day movie. The data were collected by first transcribing the Yes Day movie. The transcription was then analyzed by identifying the types of humor style by applying suitable codes in the appropriate text. The analysis was continued by identifying the application of violating and flouting maxim on those humor. This study reveals that all violating and flouting the maxim are applied in the movie also all of the humor style too. In the relationship between humor and maxim, the author finds that humor occurs because the characters in the movie violate and flout the maxim. The results of this study showed that the characters flouted all maxims and violated three maxims, some even violated and flouted more than one maxim. They violating the maxim with the aim that the listeners will not know its true meaning. Whereas when flouting the maxim, the characters deliberately lie with the aim that the listener will understand the meaning of what they say. The most prominent style of humor is affiliative humor, where characters say things, they find funny as well as make jokes about everyday life. The second style of humor that is often used is aggressive humor. The characters use this humor when sarcastic, mocking, or satirizing others. Self-enhancing humor is humor that is not widely used by characters. Usually, they use this humor style because they cover up their shortcomings or weaknesses with confidence, so they make it funny. The least found style of humor is self-defeating humor. This style of humor is rarely used because the characters do not make many jokes by showing their insecurity.