CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research Design
The research method in this thesis is qualitative research which observes and analyses directly the subject of this study. Qualitative research is concerned with
developing explanations of social phenomena. Bogdan and Biklen 1982 propose five characteristics of qualitative research as quoted from Aulia 2010:29, they are;
a. Qualitative research has the natural setting as the direct source of data
and researcher is the key instrument. b.
Qualitative research is descriptive. The data collected is in the form of words of pictures rather than number.
c. Qualitative research is concern with process rather than simply with
outcomes or products. d.
Qualitative research tends to analyze their data inductively. e.
“Meaning” is essential to the qualitative approach. The design of this research is descriptive qualitative method since the data are
in the form of words. This point discusses the way to collect, analyze, and get the valid data due to the need of completing the research objectives. The data are
analyzed descriptively based on Yule’s theory especially on the types of presupposition used by Kick Andy talk show.
3.2 Data and Data Source
This study is limited to the emergence of presuppositions and meaning of the selected utterance in Kick Andy. The data of this research is taken
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from the Kick Andy talk show which has been made as a book. The tittle of that book is Kick Andy Kisah Inspiratif 3. Another source for completing this thesis are
the books about pragmatic and presupposition that are connected to the problem of this thesis as references.
This thesis focuses on presupposition in the talk show Kick Andy. From the data source, the researcher analyzes the presupposition focusing on the types of
presupposition based on Yule’s theory and find out the comprehend truth of the utterance.
3.3 Data Collection Method
The Kick Andy is already made as a book for make the reader easier accessing the topic discussed during the talk show. In this thesis, the writer uses the
book to analyze the utterance in talk show Kick Andy. The title of that book is Kick Andy Kisah Inspiratif 3. Related to the data collection, this research uses the
following steps. First, the writer collects all the related data from the library and internet. The next steps are selecting, and picking up the data referring to the
problems of this study by classifying and selecting. The last step is arranges the data systematically deal with the objective of the study.
3.4 Technique of Data Analysis
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