The Humorous Speech Act in Longser Drama Manuscript: The Study of Socio-Pragmatic

摘要

In Sundanese society, humor is commonly seen in all forms of communication. Even in folk art, it has become a special genre in longser drama. Humor that arises sometimes violates the rules of language use that make communication not smooth (Leech, 2015). The rules of conduct are also often violated so that communication creates humor, usually by not respecting the speech partner. Therefore, the source of data in this study is the longser drama script "Nu Garering" by Dhipa Galuh Purba. This study aims to describe pragmatic principles and the context of the humorous speech situation. This research used a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The technique of collecting data was library study techniques by tracing the drama script and the literature on humor and sociopragmatic. The results of this study found 77 speech acts that included humorous speech acts. Based on pragmatic principles, the most humorous acts of speech are the maxim of wisdom (fifteen acts of speech), because humor most easily arises when it violates the value of wisdom that demands the respect from the speech partner and must be in accordance with applicable manners. Based on the context of the situation, the aspect of participant's identity is a factor that greatly influences so as to cause humor. It can be concluded that the humorous speech act found is the result of communication on the principle of communication which is based on the situation of the speaker and the pattern used are question and answer.