1 In the form of dialogue BRAD: Thats right. Monkeys copulating in trees. That could very well be
how our species first began. Its like we are looking back at history. [Addressing ZACH] They are, in a sense, our ancestors.
ZACH: Maybe your ancestors. 2 In the form of stage direction
BART: Hello? Yes this is he. Yes Marlene I remember you. How are you doing? A proposition? A new business? Well I dont know if I can make it
Marlene. Why? Well, you see… [He winks to the audience and pantomimes masturbation.]
3 In the form of author’s narrations
None of the action takes place in Ohio. Most of the action takes place in Salem, Oregon on Thanksgiving Day Eve in the year 1993. The rest of the
action takes place before this. Except for the final scene, which takes place a few years after it. Got me?
4 In the form of the arrangement of words and sentences
BART: One Something Dark Beer. Two dolla. Think you could teach a monkey to karaoke? When this joint becomes a karaoke bar Im
gonna teach a monkey to karaoke—Wouldnt that be great? ZACH: You sure this is all you got?
BART: Thats good beer. ZACH: No. I meant the TV.
The above data represents the identified data to answer the statement of the
problem. The rest of the data will be placed in the appendix A, B, C and D.
3.3.3 Inventorying
Inventorying means to list all the identified data and put them in tables. In this study, the writer draw tables of data containing data, number of data, types of
data, location of the data, types of humor, form of humor, and the types of
Implicature.
The example of the inventorying data will be presented in the table below:
Da tum
Data Types of
data Page Types
of humor
Form of
humor Types
of Implicature
1. None of the action takes place in Ohio. Most of the
action takes place in Salem, Oregon on Thanksgiving
Day Eve in the year 1993. The rest of the action takes
place before this. Except for the final scene, which takes
place a few years after it. Got me?
Author’s narration
1 Humor of
situation Repartee -
2. BRAD: Thats right.
Monkeys copulating in trees. That could very well be how
our species first began. Its like we are looking back at
history. [Addressing ZACH] They are, in a sense, our
ancestors.
ZACH: Maybe your ancestors.
Dialogue 3 Humor
of word Sarcasm Manner
Implicature
3. CAT: Never
mind. [She sits.
Lighting a smoke…] Are they still open?
ZACH: Huh? Oh, its 10:30. CAT: Does that mean
theyre still open? I didnt ask for the time.
ZACH: Im sorry, what did you ask?
Dialogue 5 Humor
of situation
- Relevance implicature
The table above is the example of the overall data which will be present completely in appendix D. while the appendix A, B, C, and D will be focused on
types of humor appendix A, forms of humor appendix B, and the types of Implicature which provoke laughter appendix C.
3.3.4 Technique of data analysis
In the last steps the writer would analyze the data and try to explain the humorous expression through the theory presented by expert. The analyzing steps which the
writer is going to conduct will also contain detailed and wide discussion about the research problem that is the types of humor expression, how it is being applied,
and the types of Implicature which provoke laughter. The procedures of data analysis in this study are:
1 Exposing the data in order to reveal the problem 2 Explaining the data, mean that the data will be explained clearly
3 Concluding in order to answer the statement of the problem. In addition, some conclusion and suggestion are presented at the end of the analysis.
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CHAPTER IV RESULT OF THE DATA ANALYSIS
This chapter discusses the analysis of humor and it’s Implicature in Nick Zagone’s play Ohio. In this play the writer found the types of humor, the form of humor and
also the Implicature which provoke laughter. The explanations about the result of the analysis were as follows.
4.1 Analysis of Types of Humor
