C. Research Instrument
The researcher was the primary instrument of this research. She was involved in all process of research. The process started from preparing, observing,
collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. This is in line with Moleong 2011: 168 who states that the researcher plays role as designer, collector, interpreter,
and reporter of data finding. As the secondary instrument, the researcher used a data sheet as an aid for her to analyze the data. The model of the data sheet is as
follows.
Table 1: Sample Data Sheet of Maxim Flouting, Forms and Functions of Humor in
The Dictator
Movie
No. Data
Maxim Flouting
Forms of humor Functions
of humor Explanation
Jo SCH
UH Ql
Qt Rl
Mn I
St Sc
OU SD
T RR
CR DE
TF P
SM Dec
Me De
1. Aladeen:
Shave your under-the-
arms I dread to think what
kind of jungle you
have on your malawach.
Zoey: That is very
inappropriate. Aladeen:
Don’t tell me what to say
and what not to say,
little boy. √
√ √
Aladeen flouts
maxim of quality by
saying something
untrue about Zoey. He
teases Zoey‟s
physical appearance
that looks like a little
boy. Although, in
fact, she is a girl.
Through his words
Aladeen makes Zoey
feel annoyed and it is
considered as a verbal
aggression.
Ql : Maxim of Quality Sc : Sarcasm
P : Pun Qt : Maxim of Quantity
OU : Overstatement and Understatement UH : Unintentional Humor
Rl : Maxim of Relation SD : Self-deprecation
SM : Social Management Mn : Maxim of Manner
T : Teasing Dec : Decommitment
Jo : Jokes RR : Replies to rhetorical questions
Me : Mediation SCH: Spontaneous Conversational Humor
CR : Clever replies to serious statements De : Defunctionalization
I : Irony DE : Double entendres
St : Satire TF : Transformations of frozen expressions
D. Data Collecting Techniques
There are some procedures that were conducted by the researcher in collecting the data. They were:
1. The researcher watched
The Dictator
movie. 2. The researcher searched and downloaded the transcript from the internet.
3. The researcher re-checked the transcript with the dialogues in the movie. 4. The researcher took note of the main character‟s dialogues which are in
accordance with the objectives of the research. 5. The researcher classified the data in the data sheet.
E. Data Analysis
According to Moleong 2011: 247 process of data analysis starts from reading the data, reducing the data, organizing the data into certain units,
categorizing the data, coding, checking the validity of the data, and interpreting the data.
In this research, the researcher re-read the data to identify some errors in data collection. Then, the researcher organized the data into some basic units of
analysis and categorized them with one table. The table was made to classify the types of maxim flouting, the forms of humor and the functions of humor. The
researcher also checked the validity of the data by asking friends and lecturers who major in linguistics. Finally, the researcher described the data in order to
answer the research‟s problems and drew conclusion based on the result of the research.
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