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Collecting the verbal humour found within the transcript. Using and comprehending the theory of verbal humour, the researcher
collected the verbally-expressed humour within the transcript of the first episode of series of BBC Radio Drama Cabin Pressure: Abu Dhabi. The researcher used
the whole transcript. The researcher highlighted the conversation containing any type of verbal humour to be analysed later.
4. Classifying the verbal humour found within the radio drama.
The verbal humour collected from the transcripts was classified using the categorization of verbal humour proposed by Shade 1996. The verbal humour
found within the transcript was classified into 12 categories based on their form. The categorization was to be presented in the form of table and chart.
5. Analysing the verbal humour found.
The verbal humour collected from the transcripts was to be analysed linguistically. The researcher employed the theory of verbal humour proposed by
Attardo 1994, General Theory of Verbal Humour with its knowledge resources KRs. In order to do this analysis, the researcher utilized table 3.2 which has been
presented. In addition, the analysis was done under supervision of some experts. Thus, those are the procedures taken in conducting this research. Each step
of this research procedure has its own benefit to this research. In addition, these procedures should be carried out carefully and in order to make sure the research
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter elaborates the finding of the research along with the discussion. There are two parts of this chapter as there are also two research
questions in this research. The first part discusses the types of verbal humour found in BBC Radio Drama Series Cabin Pressure: Abu Dhabi, whereas the
second part provides the linguistic analysis of the verbal humour found.
A. Types of Verbal Humour Found in BBC Radio Drama Series Cabin
Pressure: Abu Dhabi
This part is to answer the first research question which is to point out the types of verbal humour found in BBC Radio Drama Series Cabin Pressure: Abu
Dhabi. The categorization of the verbal humour is based on Shade 1996 categorization of verbal humour. They are pun, riddle, joke, satire, limerick,
parody, anecdote, farce, irony, sarcasm, tall tale, and wit. The researcher collected 67 verbal humours within the object of the
research. All of them were categorized into the 12 types. However, there were three types that have zero value. They were Limerick, Parody, and Anecdote. The
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Figure 4.1 Verbal Humour Found in BBC Radio Drama Series Cabin Pressure:
Abu Dhabi
Among those 67 verbal humours found, the researcher took some samples for each type to be discussed. The discussion would be about some explanation on
how a certain humour was categorized into a certain type. The following parts are the discussion for each type of the verbal humour.
1. Pun
Shade 1996 mentions that pun is a type of verbal humour that uses word play to suggest different meaning and application p.3. The researcher collected
one verbal humour that belonged to this type. Table 4.1 presents the result.
Table 4.1 Verbal Humour Sample: Pun
No Minute in
Radio Drama Dialogue
2 00.02.00
Arthur
:Oh, whos that guy? Um, oh, grey haired, did that game show, Can I have a P, please,
Bob?
1 1
4 20
1 15
11
1 13
5 10
15 20
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Blockbuster, which asked the participant to answer trivia questions whose answers began with a particular letter. The participants of the game show were
allowed to request for a certain letter the answer of the trivia letter would begin with.
In the radio drama, Arthur tried to guess the complete name of the presenter of the game show, Bob Holness, by imitating the phrase that might
appear in the game show, “Can I have a P, please, Bob?” This question was ambiguous as the letter “P” had the same pronunciation as the word “pee” which
created a humorous situation.
2. Riddle
According to Shade, riddle is a type of verbal humour presented in a question and answer format which included a puzzling fact Shade, 1996, p.3.
Based on that definition, there was only one riddle found within the transcript. Table 4.2 shows the riddle found.
Table 4.2 Verbal Humour Sample: Riddle
No Minute in
Radio Drama Dialogue
37 00.16.24
Martin :
Why would he want a storage heater in Abu Dhabi?
Douglas :Well, there is a lot of heat to store
Humour number 37 was presented in a form of question and answer format with an unexpected answer that amused the listener so that it belonged to
riddle. Martin asked Douglas about the importance of having a storage heater in Abu Dhabi, a city that has hot temperature. Instead of answering the question with
