3. Techniques of Data Collection
In collecting the data, the researcher applied simak and catat read and write technique or attentive observation Sudaryanto, 1993: 133-135. This
technique is aimed at recording relevant data which were suitable with the research questions in the research objectives. These techniques were appropriate
to be applied since the data of the research were in the forms of utterances. Sudaryanto 1993, 133 states that simak method is done by saying careful
attention to the use of language. Thus, when observing humor, the researcher listened to all utterances spoken by the characters. The taking notes techniques
began when the transcription was written down in the form of notes by listening and paying much attention to the language use. In applying this technique, the
researcher observed the television sitcom by focusing on the employment of flouting of maxims of Cooperative Principle to create humor, the forms of humor,
and the functions of humor. In collecting the data, the researcher did the
following steps:
1 watching the TV sitcom as the primary source of the data from;
2 retrieving the script as the secondary source of the data from
http:www.hypnoweb.net; 3
checking the suitability between the TV sitcom and the script to make it easier to analyze;
4 watching and re-watching the TV sitcom to find the relevant data;
5 identifying the scenes in the TV sitcom with a support of the script which
are in accordance with the objectives of this study; and 6
recording the data which are in accordance with the objectives of this study into data sheet.
C. The Method of Data Analysis
Wimmer and Dominick 2010: 119 state that data analysis in qualitative studies is done early in the collection process and continues throughout the
project. This means that in this type of research, when the researchers conduct the data collection, they actually have started conducting the data analysis as well. In
this research, the researcher employed the content analysis of spoken words in the TV sitcom and written text of the TV sitcom script to find the forms and
functions of humor created by the characters by flouting the maxims of Cooperative Principle. The following presents the steps of the data analysis of
this study.
1. The researcher identified the errors in the data collection to gain
appropriate data. 2.
The researcher classified the flouting of maxims of Cooperative Principle employed by the characters to create humor.
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