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E. Research Procedures
In this section, the researcher explained the steps in conducting the research. The steps were as follows:
1. The Steps of Classifying the Conversations
The tscripts were printed without being edited. The conversations on the transcripts were chosen, so there were only those conversations which consist of
verbal humos that would be analyzed further. Then while reading the scripts, the researcher watched the sitcom
Friends. Here, the researcher also listened to the laugh tracks as the indicators of verbal humor, which appeared in the dialogues.
When the characters expressed humor verbally and the laugh track was played, the researcher classified the dialogue as the verbal humor. Here is the example of
classifying the verbal humor:
Figure 3.1 an Excerpt from the Transcript to Identify the Verbal Humor
The dialogues that were printed in bolds were spoken and then the laugh tracks were played. When the laugh tracks are played, it means that the sentences
are supposed to be funny for the audiences. The writers of the scripts created the humor to make the audience laugh. From that excerpt, the researcher got two
Excerpt from Season 2 Episode 1 the One with Ross’ New Girlfriend:
[ Scene: airport, Rachel picks up Ross, but unfortunately she knows that now Ross is
having a new girlfriend when he backs from China. Rachel thinks that the girl is Chinese]
Rachel : These are, these arent for you.
to Julie These are for you. Loudly, thinking
she cant speak English. Welcome to our country.
Julie :
Loudly, proving she can speak English. Thank you. Im from New York.
34 statements that contain verbal humor. However, the data were not ready to
analyze before they were put into categories. The following step was the second step conducted by the researcher.
2. The Step of Categorizing the Verbal Humor which Broke the Maxims
The data were categorized based on the theory of non-observance maxims. Here is the same excerpt to show how the researcher shortened and categorized
which verbal humor that broke the maxims:
Figure 3.2 an Excerpt from the Transcript to Identify the Breaking Maxims
In Figure 3.1 there were two sentences printed in bolds, but in Figure 3.2
there was only one sentence printed in bold. It was because there was only Rachel who spoke verbal humor that broke the maxims. The words
Welcome to our country. In this sentence, Rachel broke the maxim of Quality. She said something
that lack of adequate evidence. She did not know that Julie was from New York. She thought that Julie was from China.
Excerpt from Season 2 Episode 1 the One with Ross’ New Girlfriend:
[ Scene: airport, Rachel picks up Ross, but unfortunately she knows that now Ross is
having a new girlfriend when he backs from China. Rachel thinks that the girl is Chinese]
Rachel : These are, these arent for you.
to Julie These are for you. Loudly,
thinking she cant speak English. Welcome to our country.
Julie :
Loudly, proving she can speak English. Thank you. Im from New York.
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3. The Steps of Dividing the Excerpts
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