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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

This chapter provides the elaboration of methodology used to collect the data for the research. There are five sections within this chapter. They are Research Method, Research Object, Instruments and Data Gathering, Data Analysis Technique, and Research Procedures. The following is the elaboration of each section.

A. Research Method

This research is a qualitative research. The required data is gathered through document or content analysis. Ary, Jacobs, Sorensen, and Razavieh 2010 mention that document and content analysis is a type of qualitative technique which analyses and interprets the recorded material to learn about human behaviour. The material for the analysis can be in the form of public records, textbooks, letters, films, tapes, diaries, themes, reports, or other documents like webpages, speeches, TV programs, or many others p. 29. Like the other document or content analysis research, this research begins with questions that can be answered by studying available documents. As this research aims at investigating verbal humour on BBC Radio Drama Cabin Pressure: Abu Dhabi, the transcripts of the episodes of the radio drama will be the main document which is analysed within this study. Using the document or content analysis method, the researcher studies the transcript PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 35 carefully in order to find verbal humour within it and categorize the verbal humour into some types. The researcher also uses many other documents as the secondary sources such as books, journals, and articles in order to conduct a deeper analysis.

B. Research Object

The object of this study is the BBC Radio Comedy Series, Cabin Pressure: Abu Dhabi, written by John Finnemore and produced and directed by David Tyler. It is a part of a radio drama series broadcasted by BCC Radio 4, which has 26 episodes categorized into four series with about 30 minute running time for each. Abu Dhabi is the first episode of the first series which is aired in 2008 for the very first time. The episode starts when the CEO of MJN Air, Carolyn, prohibit her pilots, Douglas and Martin, to divert their airplane as it would costs a lot of money. Carolyn‟s decision is a result of the fact that the both pilots have flown a very expensive flight to Bristol before. While flying to Abu Dhabi, Douglas realises that the client‟s cat left in the unheated hold, making Martin confused if they have to divert to save the cat or to let the cat freeze to death. In the meantime, Arthur attempts to find out how aeroplanes fly.

C. Instruments and Data Gathering Technique

The main instrument used for this study is human instrument. According to Ary, Jacobs, Sorensen, and Razavieh 2010, human instrument is believed as a flexible instrument that becomes the primary instrument for gathering and analysing data in qualitative studies p.424. In this study, the researcher plays as