Forms of Humor Created by Maxim of Quantity Flouting
the project or not. Claire asked Cam about it, and he answered it in an optimistic way. Cam should answer Claire’s question by simply saying “yes” or “no”, but he
added it with a joke about his project back when he was in Missouri. It made him flouts maxim of quantity.
Cam’s utterance is categorized as joke because there are a setup and a punch line. The setup is “Oh, yeah. No problem. You know, back on the farm, I
once turned an acre of corn into a snowflake- shaped maze.” Whereas, the punch
line is “Itd still be there if our neighbor Billy Bob Sheinberg hadnt seen it from
his crop duster and said it looked like a swastika.” 2 Spontaneous Conversational Humor
From the findings, the researcher found that the characters created forms of humor by maxim of quantity flouting. The spontaneous conversational humor
that they created by employing maxim of quantity flouting are satire, teasing,
replies to rhetorical question, and transformations of frozen expressions. a
Satire
Satire is aggressive humor that pokes fun at social institutions or social policy. It emphasizes on the beliefs held by the culture and presents them for
criticism. This criticism provides social commentary and questions current cultural traditions. Examples of satire include humor that highlights race
relations, sexual discrimination and non-specific examples of pop culture. Satire
creates humor by constructing social commentary. The following Datum is an
example of satire. 4: 10 LUK
MIT LUK
MIT LUK
: :
: :
: Well then how about a donation?
20 bucks? A hundred.
20? Sure. Whats it to you if some kid gets sick
bathing in poo river, Africa?
S4E06Sc3 In the Datum 4: 10, Luke flouted maxim of quantity since he gave too
much information to Mitchell. He should end his utterance after he says “sure”, but he also added his answer with satire. The setting of the dialogue was in a
garage sale that the family builds in Jay’s driveway. Cam was successfully losing
his weight, so he wanted to donate his old jeans. Mitchell, on the other hand, wanted to keep the jeans so that they do not have to buy new jeans again if Cam
puts the weight back on. The dialogue in Datum 4: 10 happened when Mitchell wanted to hide
the jeans in the back of the car, but Luke saw him. And then Luke said that the jeans were for charity, so Mitchell should not keep the jeans. Mitchell did not
want to get rid the jeans, so Luke wanted Mitchell to give a donation. Mitchell bargained the price and Luke answered it with satirical responds. His satire was
aggressive humor that pokes fun at people behavior which implied that Mitchell would not care about kids in Africa who are in misery.
b Teasing
Teasing is a humorous remark directed at the listener’s personal
appearance, habit, and characteristics. Unlike sarcasm, the intention is not to seriously insult or offend.