liv be classified into the types of humor based on the theory of humor by Anthony L.
Audrieth, and also the context which can be analyzed with the theory of maxims by Grice.
Concerning with the source of data, Arikunto 1996:114 states that the source of data refers to the subject from which the data are obtained. Data are
materials which are used in some researches in which from the materials of the research, object is described. The source of data of this research is the comedy
film FRIENDS in the episode ‘The One With That Could Have Been’ which is the 615
th
episode.
C. Sample and Technique Sampling
A qualitative research is employed to conduct this research. The term ‘sample’ in a qualitative research means the resource which could give
information. However this research is not to make generalization of the characteristics of the population but to describe specific things found in the data
Moleong, 1990:165. The data taken constitute the samples of this research. Further, this research uses purposive sampling technique to choose the
data needed as Sutopo says there is no random sampling in qualitative research but purposive sampling. Purposive sampling technique is a sampling based on
certain criteria in accordance with the purpose of the research 2002:56. The criterias used to collect the data of this research are as follows:
i. The humor utterances uttered by the characters in the film which
arouse laughter from the audiences ii.
Those utterances appear to have the characteristics of certain types
lv of humor by Anthony L. Audrieth.
D. Instrument of The Research
This research studies about the types of humor in one of the episode of the situation comedy FRIENDS, which appear in the humor utterances uttered by the
characters in this film. Therefore the source of the data is the CD of the situation comedy FRIENDS in the episode of The One With That Could Have Been. It
means that the researcher uses VCD player, TV, and the VCD of that episode as the instrument of the research.
E. Design of The Research
Research design is meant to set up an effective direction in conducting the research Surakhmad, 1990. This research is conducted in the following steps:
1. Replaying the film of the situation comedy FRIENDS in the episode
of The One With That Could Have Been several times in order to understand the whole story as well as its meaning.
2. Comparing the dialogues in the film with the scipt of the film taken
from internet in order to get clearer understanding about the film. 3.
Determining the dialogues which contain humor utterances and appear to have the characteristics of the types of humor by Anthony
L. Audrieth. 4.
Analyzing the data.
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Drawing the conclusion based on the result of analysis.
F. Technique of Analyzing the Data
