A PRAGMASTYLISTIC FEATURES OF HUMOUR IN “INI TALKSHOW” TELEVISION PROGRAM

Abstract

Humor is frequently produced by utilizing numerous inappropriate or exceptional language angles and it is generally accomplished by defying the standard norms of dialects. Analyzing humor can be done by using some linguistic approaches, for example semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. In this study, the researcher analyzes humor using pragmatic approach. Pragmatics is one of certain methodologies of both spoken and composed language description. This approach studies about language in connection to the relevant foundation highlights. It considers the unique situation, content, and capacity (Cutting, 2002:2). In the region of pragmatics, language specialists are keen on the manner in which humor is conveyed in regular discussion and the elements of silly interchanges, for example, joke-telling, prodding, and irony, in relational collaborations (Norrick in Martin, 2007:89).
Humor in daily life is certainly not a hard thing to find in society. It occurs in people’s everyday discussion and conversation. Humor can likewise be considered through broad communications, for example, magazine, advertisement, newspaper, movie, motion picture, or sitcom. Situation comedy or sitcom can be an example of how amusingness are utilized in discussions. There is numerous incredible humor TV program out there. Ini Talkshow on NET TV is one of Indonesia sitcom that can depict how humor assumes individuals' daily life.