Humor in conversation: Flouting maxims in the 'Close The Door' podcast

Zelianti, Syafina, Degaf, Agwin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-0867, Baswarudin, Fuad and Guktomo, Guktomo (2024) Humor in conversation: Flouting maxims in the 'Close The Door' podcast. Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research, 5 (2). pp. 72-82. ISSN 2723-6978

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Abstract

This study examines an episode of Deddy Corbuzier's podcast, Close the Door, featuring comedian Komeng, through the lens of Grice's cooperative principle and Attardo's humor theory. The research focuses on identifying how conversational maxims—quantity, quality, relevance, and manner—are intentionally flouted to create humor. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, the study analyzes transcribed segments from the podcast episode. The findings indicate that the maxim of relevance was flouted most frequently, accounting for 44.4% of cases, followed by the maxim of quantity at 33.3%. The maxims of quality and manner were each flouted in 11.1% of instances. These violations were strategically used to introduce humor through unexpected or exaggerated responses, effectively engaging the audience and enhancing the entertainment value of the podcast. This study contributes to the understanding of how conversational norms are manipulated in comedic contexts to elicit humor. It provides insights into the linguistic strategies employed in digital media to captivate audiences, emphasizing the role of humor in communication. Future research could extend this analysis to diverse cultural and media settings, incorporating quantitative approaches to deepen and broaden the scope of investigation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Attardo's humor theory; Conversational implicatures; Humor production; Grice's cooperative principle theory; Podcast communication
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200403 Discourse and Pragmatics > 20040302 Pragmatics - Conversational Implicature (incl. Hedging, Touting, Maxims of Conversation)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Dr. Agwin Degaf
Date Deposited:	18 Dec 2024 11:28

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