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TABLE OF CONTENT

PAGE OF APPROVAL ........................................................................................... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ................................................................. ii
PREFACE .............................................................................................................. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................... iv
ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... vi
LIST OF TABLE ................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 1
1.1

Background .............................................................................................. 1

1.2

Research Question .................................................................................... 3

1.3

Aims of the Study ..................................................................................... 4

1.4

Scope of the Study .................................................................................... 4

1.5

Significance of the Study ......................................................................... 4

1.6

Clarification of Related Terms ................................................................. 5

1.7

Organization of the Paper ......................................................................... 5

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FOUNDATION .................................................. 7
2.1

Implicature................................................................................................ 7

2.2

Types of Implicature ................................................................................ 9

2.2.1

Conventional Implicature .................................................................. 9

2.2.2

Conversational Implicature ............................................................. 10

2.2.2.1 Generalized Conversational Implicature .................................... 10
2.2.2.2 Particularized Conversational Implicature .................................. 12
2.3

Conversational Maxims .......................................................................... 13

2.3.1

Types of Maxim .............................................................................. 13

2.3.1.1 Quantity ....................................................................................... 13
2.3.1.2 Quality ......................................................................................... 13
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2.3.1.3 Manner......................................................................................... 14
2.3.1.4 Relation ....................................................................................... 14
2.3.2

Non-observances of Maxims........................................................... 14

2.3.2.1 Flouting Maxim ........................................................................... 15

2.3.2.2 Violating Maxim ......................................................................... 16
2.3.2.3 Infringing Maxim ........................................................................ 17
2.3.2.4 Opting out Maxim ....................................................................... 18
2.3.2.5 Suspending Maxim ...................................................................... 18
2.4

General Theory of Humor ...................................................................... 19

2.5

Pragmatics to Support Humor ................................................................ 20

2.6

Humor Support Strategies ...................................................................... 21

2.6.1

Contributing More Humor .............................................................. 21

2.6.2

Playing Along with the Gag ............................................................ 21

2.6.3

Using Echo or Overlap .................................................................... 22

2.6.4

Offering Sympathy or Contradicting Self-deprecating Humor ....... 23

2.6.5

Overlap and Heightened Involvement in the Conversation ............ 24

2.6.6

The Humor is Support Strategy itself ............................................. 25

2.6.7

Irony ................................................................................................ 26

2.7

Previous Studies ..................................................................................... 26

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY ....................................................................29
3.1

Research Direction ................................................................................. 29

3.2

Research Design ..................................................................................... 29

3.3

Data Collection ....................................................................................... 30

3.4

Data Analysis ......................................................................................... 30

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND CISCUSSIONS ................................................ 33
4.1

Types of Implicature Generated in Written Short Humor Dialogues..... 33

4.2

The Way the Messages are Generated in the Implicature ...................... 36

4.2.1

Flout of Maxim of Quantity ............................................................ 37

4.2.2

Flout of Maxim of Quality .............................................................. 38

4.2.3

Flout of Maxim of Manner .............................................................. 39

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4.2.4

Flout of Maxim of Relation ............................................................ 42

4.2.5

Flout of Mixed Maxim .................................................................... 45

4.2.6

Implicature to Humor Through Maxim Flout ................................. 46

4.3

Audience’s Responses to the Implicature............................................... 46

4.3.1

Contributing More Humor .............................................................. 47

4.3.2

The Humor is Support Strategy itself ............................................. 51

4.3.3

Mixed Strategy ................................................................................ 57

4.3.4

Response to Humor ......................................................................... 59

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ..................................... 61
5.1

Conclusion .............................................................................................. 61

5.2

Suggestion .............................................................................................. 63

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 65
APPENDICES

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 3. 1 ............................................................................................................... 31
Table 3. 2 ............................................................................................................... 32

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