AN ANALYSIS OF COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES IN THE STAND-UP COMEDY MOVIE ELLEN DEGENERES: RELATABLE

Abstract

The research aims to observe language phenomenon that creates humor in the Ellen Degeneres: Relatable movie. The objectives of the research are (1) to analyze the maxims that are flouted by the comic to create humor in Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable; (2) to describe and explain the techniques of humor created by maxim flouting in Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable; and (3) to explain the functions of humor created by maxim flouting in Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable. This research is using the descriptive qualitative method. The writer analyzes data from utterances, including words, clauses, phrases, and sentences. The comic utterances are the context of the data. The object of this thesis is an American stand-up comedy movie entitled Ellen Degeneres: Relatable. The theories used in this study are the theory of Cooperative Principles, Functions of Humor, and Techniques of Humor. The approach used in this study is a pragmatic approach.