which is published freely on http:theatrehistory.complaysohio001-9.html, accessed on September 10, 2008.
The secondary data is gained from references about humor, drama, and Implicature theoretical value from well-known expert on the subject matter. Such
as: William Benton, Laurence Perrine, Joseph T Shipley, Paul Lewis, Frank J McHove, Paul Grice, K Bach, R Carston, C Travis, and Rustono.
3.3 Techniques of Collecting Data
The writer tried to collect data from the dialogue, narration, stage direction, and comment from the Ohio scripts and then follow the steps as follows:
3.3.1 Reading
The very basic step in analyzing a play is reading. The writer have to read the play script millions of time in order to understand the whole content. Understand the
whole content mean that the writer should be able to find out every side of the story including the meaning of the story, the humorous expression which
embedded in the story and the Implicature in the story in order to get better ideas on the subject matter.
3.3.2 Identifying
Identifying means the activity of separating the data and non data by marking, underlining, and bracketing of the data. The writer identifying the suspected data
which in the form of dialogues, stage directions, authors comments, narrations, and also the arrangement of words and sentences which have some correlation
with the statement of the problem. Example of the data:
1 In the form of dialogue BRAD: Thats right. Monkeys copulating in trees. That could very well be
how our species first began. Its like we are looking back at history. [Addressing ZACH] They are, in a sense, our ancestors.
ZACH: Maybe your ancestors. 2 In the form of stage direction
BART: Hello? Yes this is he. Yes Marlene I remember you. How are you doing? A proposition? A new business? Well I dont know if I can make it
Marlene. Why? Well, you see… [He winks to the audience and pantomimes masturbation.]
3 In the form of author’s narrations
None of the action takes place in Ohio. Most of the action takes place in Salem, Oregon on Thanksgiving Day Eve in the year 1993. The rest of the
action takes place before this. Except for the final scene, which takes place a few years after it. Got me?
4 In the form of the arrangement of words and sentences
BART: One Something Dark Beer. Two dolla. Think you could teach a monkey to karaoke? When this joint becomes a karaoke bar Im
gonna teach a monkey to karaoke—Wouldnt that be great? ZACH: You sure this is all you got?
BART: Thats good beer. ZACH: No. I meant the TV.
The above data represents the identified data to answer the statement of the
problem. The rest of the data will be placed in the appendix A, B, C and D.
3.3.3 Inventorying
