has social goal because it affects the communicative interaction of the speakers. Thus, in order to make a better understanding, the functions of humorous
sentences employed by Aladeen in
The Dictator
are also analyzed. This research focuses on maxim flouting employed by Aladeen: one of the
main characters in
The Dictator
. For a deeper understanding, the researcher also investigates the forms of humor and the functions of humor performed by Aladeen
in
The Dictator
movie. Based on the limitation of the research, the researcher formulates the
problems of this research as follows: 1.
What maxims are flouted by Aladeen to create humor in
The Dictator
movie? 2.
What are the forms of humor expressed by Aladeen through maxim flouting in
The Dictator
movie? 3.
What are the functions of humor expressed by Aladeen through maxim flouting in
The Dictator
movie?
D. Objectives of the Research
Based on the research focus, the objectives of the study are as follows: 1.
to analyze the maxims that are flouted by Aladeen to create humor in
The Dictator
movie, 2.
to describe and explain the forms of humor expressed by Aladeen through maxim flouting in
The Dictator
movie, and 3.
to explain the functions of humor expressed by Aladeen through maxim flouting in
The Dictator
movie.
D. Research Significance
The results of this research is expected to give some significance. For linguistic students, this research is expected to give better understanding about
humor under linguistic study, especially pragmatic. In addition, the result of this research is also expected as a reference for other researchers who are interested to
conduct a research about humor through pragmatic point of view.
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
This chapter is divided into four parts. The first part is theoretical background. This part consists of some theories that are used as guidance in
conducting this research. The second part is previous study which shows some research examples under the same topic. The third part is conceptual framework
which shows the concept of the study. The last is analytical construct which
shows how this research is conducted. A. Theoretical Background
1. Pragmatics
According to Trask 1999: 243, pragmatics studies how meanings are communicated through utterances in certain circumstances or context. Yule 1996:
3 adds that pragmatics concerned with what speaker means in a given context and how context influences what is said. In other words, pragmatics more concerns
with what people want to say by utterances than what the words or phrases in those utterances mean literally.
In linguistics, meaning can be viewed semantically and pragmatically. Semantically, meaning cannot be separated from linguistic expression. It becomes
an essential part of a linguistic expression. Pragmatically, meaning is the results from the interaction of the linguistic expression with the context in which the
linguistic expression is used Trask, 1999: 243.
