29 JAY GLO 30 GLO MAN
In the Datum 4: 31, Phil flouted maxim of quality since he said something that he believed to be untrue. He said that his name must be
“pantsarella” not Phil. Pantsarella is the name of comfortable pants without zipper that usually wear by people when they relax at home or by pregnant woman.
The context of situation in the dialogue above was when Haley’s boyfriend, Kenny, came
to Dunphy’s home. He worked at a jeans company and brought Phil pants. Claire did not like Kenny because he was too old for being
Haley’s boyfriend. Claire tried to tell Phil. She shouted Phil name when Phil just came out from bathroom after trying his new pants from Kenny. He created a pun
by saying “pantsarella”. Phil’s pun is categorized as defunctionalization since Phil used language
for playful purpose. He was aware of the fun possibilities of language and of the metalinguistic freedom from its rules that humor allows; he chose to take
advantage of these possibilities for entertainment purposes.
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