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1. Selecting 15 illustrations in Bill Watterson’s comic strip entitled Calvin and
Hobbes; 2.
Identifying Hobbes’ bodily codes shown in the illustrations using the theory proposed by Chandler 2002:149;
3. Interpreting Hobbes’ bodily codes using Buckland’s basic premises of
experientialism 2004:43 which are the body, preconceptual experience, metaphor or metonymy, and conceptual structure;
4. Calculating the percentage of each bodily code to determine the dominant one;
5. Analyzing the representations of Hobbes;
6. Concluding the findings.
1.7 Clarification of the Terms
In order to avoid misunderstanding, there are some significant terms that have to be clarified.
Bodily codes Bodily code is one of social codes’ sub-codes besides verbal language,
commodity codes, and behavioral codes. Chandler classifies bodily codes into some signs: bodily contact, proximity, physical orientation, appearance, facial
expression, gaze, head-nod, gesture, and posture Chandler, 2002. Comic strip
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Comic strip is a popular art form, generally found in newspapers, characterized by continuing characters, a number of panels, and dialogue presented in balloons
Berger, 2008. Representation
Representation is something which stands for or in place of something else or semioticians call as sign Chandler, 2002. Representation also means the process
by which members of a culture use language generally defined as any system which deploys sign, any signifying system to produce meaning Hall, 1997.
The Body A term ‘the body’ is used as the first premise of Buckland’s basic premises of
experientialism 2004. It is the physical form which the sign takes.
1.8 Organization of the Study
The study is organized as follows: CHAPTER I: This chapter consists of background of the study, research questions,
aims of the study, scope of the study, significance of the study, clarification of the terms, and organization of the paper.
CHAPTER II: This chapter presents a theoretical review which provides a basis for conducting the research problems such as the theories of semiotic, metaphor and
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metonymy, Buckland’s basic premises of experientialism, Chandler’s tripartite framework, representation, comic, and some related studies.
CHAPTER III: This chapter focuses on the research method. It discusses the steps and procedures of the study, and the data resources in conducting the study. This
chapter includes the data source of the study, the research questions, the research method, the context of the study, and the data presentation
CHAPTER IV: This chapter contains the research findings and discussion. In this part, the results of the study will be presented.
CHAPTER V: This last chapter consists on the conclusions and suggestions related to the study.
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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD
This chapter discusses the research method which explains the method applied in the present study in order to answer the research questions. It includes
data source of the study, the research questions, research method, context of the research, and the data presentation.
3.1 Data Source of the Study
