53 As shown in table 4.10, the pun opposed P and Pee, becoming the SO in
the pun. Because the two scripts that are opposed, P and Pee, had the same way of pronouncing, pi:, the pun is assembled by exploiting the Twisting Homonymy
LM, resulting an ambiguous meaning. These first two KRs became the main KRs of the pun production.
The pun had to be built in a certain possible situation SI based on the SO and LM.
In this case, the situation was Arthur‟s trying to guess the name of the presenter of a certain game show. Because the situation was composed that way,
the pun did not have a TA. The pun, then, was served within a short narrative NS where Arthur was having a short monologue. In the end, the verbalization on the
pun was constructed in a certain way, as shown in the table 4.10, with the punch line was placed in the end.
2. Riddle Analysis
The verbal humour analysed in this part was a ridiculous expression, the verbal humour number 37. It appeared on 00.16.24 within the object of this
research. The analysis of the riddles is shown in table 4.11.
Table 4.11 Riddle Analysis
Number of Verbal Humour: 37
Minute in Radio Drama: 00.16.24
Dialogue: Martin
: Why would he want a storage heater in Abu Dhabi?
Douglas : Well, there is a lot of heat to store
KR SO
Function vs. Fact
LM
Fallacious Reasoning
SI
Martin is questioning about the importance of having a storage heater in Abu Dhabi
TA None
NS Question and Answer
54
LA
Set-up Martin
: Why would he want a storage heater in Abu Dhabi?
Punch line Douglas
: Well, there is a lot of heat to store
The riddle presented in the table 4.11 had function vs. fact SO. It meant to oppose the real function of storage heater, which is actually to help with the
electricity, and the fact that a hot city has a lot of heat. Using fallacious reasoning as the logical mechanism LM, the riddle was intended to give an absurd rational
of why a hot city needed a storage heater. With the SO and LM decided that way, the riddle was assembled under a
