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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter is divided into two subchapters. The first subchapter covers the analysis of the first problem formulated in this study, which is the violations
and floutings of conversational maxims created in How I Met Your Mother situation comedy season 2, episodes 1 to 5. Theories of Cooperative Principle and
its conversational maxims Quantity, Quality, Relation, and Manner are applied in order to find out the types of violations and floutings of conversational maxims
done by the characters. The second subchapter covers the second problem formulated in this
study, which is about how the violations and the floutings of conversational maxims create humorous situation in the situation comedy. To analyze the second
problem, humor theory is applied.
A. The types of Violations and Flouting of Conversational Maxims
This first subchapter analyzes the types of violations and flouting of conversational maxims found in the situation comedy. There are nineteen
violations and twenty two floutings of conversational maxims found in the data source. These violations and floutings are done by the characters in the situation
comedy as the results of not obeying the Cooperative Principle and its conversational maxims. Each violation and flouting of conversational maxim
created in the situation comedy is categorized into particular type based on its characteristics.
Based on the data findings, the description and analysis of the violations and floutings of conversational maxims based on its types are discussed in the
following parts.
1. Violations of Conversational Maxims
Within the four maxims of the Cooperative Principle, there are nineteen violations of conversational maxims found in the situation comedy. There are
fourteen violations of Quantity maxim, one violation of Quality maxim, two violations of Relation maxim, and two violations of Manner maxim. The
categorization of violations of conversational maxims in their type can be seen in the table below:
Table 1. Data Findings: Violations of Conversational Maxims Violation of
Conversation al Maxims
Quantity 14
Quality 1
Relation 2
Manner 2
Data code
01VioQuanRls 02VioQuanInc
03VioQuanRls 04VioQuanRls
05VioQuanInc 06VioQuanInc
07VioQuanInc 08VioQuanRls
09VioQuanInc 10VioQuanInc
15VioQualInc 16VioRelRls 17VioRelInc
18VioManInc 19VioManInc
11VioQuanInc 12VioQuanRls
13VioQuanInc 14VioQuanInc
Based on the data findings above, the description and analysis of the violations of conversational maxims based on its types are discussed in the
following parts.
a. Violations of Maxim of Quantity
There are fourteen violations of maxim of Quantity resulted from the analysis. The writer highlights some examples of the violations of Quantity
maxim appear in the situation comedy.
Data code:
03VioQuanRls Ted
Hey Marshall. Marshall Hey Ted.
Ted Are you hungry?
Marshall
Whats the point? I could eat some food, its just gonna leave me.
Ted
At least in that scenario, you get to do the dumping. Come on, its Sunday, its pancakes
day
Marshall
Lily always made the pancakes. God, I loved her pancakes. So soft. So warmed. So perfectly
shaped.
Ted Are we still talking about her pancakes?
In the situation above, Marshall is still mourning after his relationship with Lily ends. He sleeps late, he does not have appetite, and he does not hang out with
his friends. The only thing that he does is staying at his apartment and watching TV all the time.
Above is the excerpt when Marshall sleeps at the sofa until Ted wakes him up and asks him whether he is hungry or not. Marshall answers Ted by saying,
“Whats the point? I could eat some food, its just gonna leave me.” Hearing Marshall‟s answer, Ted suggests him to eat pancakes since that day is pancakes
day. Then, Marshall responds him by saying, “Lily always made the pancakes. God, I loved her pancakes. So soft. So warmed. So perfectly shaped
.” It can be seen from his answer above that Marshall provides excess information to Ted,
which is about how Lily‟s pancakes looked and tasted like. Marshall‟s explanation about Lily‟s pancakes‟ taste and shape makes Ted confused because Ted does not
ask the information about the taste and the shape of Lily‟s pancakes from
Marshall. Therefore, due to the topic of discussion, that information is unnecessary because it is not requested by Ted. The reason Marshall provides that
information is because he is still in love with Lily and he cannot get over her. Moreover, Marshall‟s tone and expression when he utters “So soft. So warmed.
So perfectly shaped” confuses Ted even more because it looks like he does not only talk about Lily‟s pancakes.
In conclusion, by gi ving unnecessary information about Lily‟s pancakes, it
is said that Marshall violates the maxim of Quantity. To be cooperative in the conversation, Marshall could have responded Ted only by saying, “Lily usually
made the pancakes.” That statement is more concise and sufficient in the conversation.
Data code: 05VioQuanInc Ted
OK, first of all, that is interesting. Second, we have to tell him.
The conversation above happens at Ted‟s apartment. After Ted comes to the apartment, Robin gives him news about Lily‟s getting back in town.
From the datum above, Ted and Robin are talking about the fact that Lily has got back in town. Then, Ted asks Robin whether Lily has moved on or she has
not and then Robin answers him by saying, “Well, it happens. Ive fallen out of love faster than that before. Sometimes, boom, with no warning whatsoever.
One day were in love, the next day, hes dead to me. But were great Honey.
” From Robin‟s answer, it can be seen that she provides too much information to Ted. Due to the context of the conversation above, Lily becomes
the focus of discussion. However, when Ted asks Robin whether or not Lily has moved on, she adds new information about her love experience instead of Lily‟s
condition as it is stated in bold above. Hearing Robin‟s response, Ted looks shocked because he does not see that statement coming. Her answer, which is,
“Ive fallen out of love faster than that before. Sometimes, boom, with no warning whatsoever. One day were in love, the next day, hes dead to me.
But were great Honey
” is unnecessary because Ted does not ask any information Robin‟s love experience beforehand. Moreover, Robin‟s statement
Robin
No, we dont. Hes just starting to get better. Going out with Barney. How do you think hell feel when he
hears Lilys moved on?
Ted Shes moved on?
Robin Well, it happens. Ive fallen out of love faster than
that before. Sometimes, boom, with no warning whatsoever. One day were in love, the next day,
hes dead to me. But were great Honey?
Ted looks confused and shocked.
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