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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODS
A. Type of the Study
This research employed the descriptive-qualitative method because it emphasized on describing the phenomenon of humor in its context by interpreting
the data. As stated by Vanderstoep and Johnston 2009: 166-167, a qualitative research is a research
based on people’s interpretation of their own experience. Hence, the qualitative research is about making description than prediction of the
data. That is why a deep understanding of the researcher’s point of view is the
goal of this type of research. Moreover, this research applied pragmatic approach
which also deals with the context of the humor, focusing on the explanation and interpretation that also gives descriptive results for this research.
B. Forms, Contexts, and Sources of Data
The form of the data used in this study was utterances which could be in words, sentences, and spoken discourse. Thus, the context was the text as the
dialogues in which the humor was presented. Meanwhile, the source of the data for this research was the TV drama
Grey’s Anatomy Season 2. In Addition, the researcher
downloaded the
transcript of
the drama
from www.transcripts.foreverdreaming.org.
C. Data Collection Techniques
The data in this research were all collected from the conversations in the form of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences which had the characteristics of
humor using medical terms in Grey’s Anatomy Season 2. The technique of
collecting data was note taking. Those data were taken in the form of written texts which
were only from the characters’ speeches related to medical terms. The procedures of the data collection are presented as follows.
1. The researcher watched the TV series comprehensively in order to find out
the valid and relevant information. 2.
The researcher downloaded the movie script. 3.
The researcher determined and took notes the conversations that could be taken as the data related to humor that use medical terms.
4. The researcher transferred the data into the data sheet.
D. Research Instruments
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