THE ANALYSIS OF AMBIGUITY IN TV SERIES ENTITLED HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

    Ardhya, Ghea Raema Bella (2015) THE ANALYSIS OF AMBIGUITY IN TV SERIES ENTITLED HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. S1 thesis, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.

    Abstract

    The study entitled The Analysis of Ambiguity in TV Serie Entitled How I Met Your Mother is aimed to reveal the employment of ambiguity and to identify the context of situation lead to the use of the ambiguity in the script of How I Met Your Mother season 8. This study utilizes Stephen Ullmann’s theory of ambiguity (2014) and Dell Hymes’s theory of the context of situation (1974). The result of the analysis shows that the total number of the ambiguity found is 62 items; consist of 50 lexical ambiguities, one structural ambiguity, and eleven phonological ambiguities. Moreover, the use of ambiguity depends on various context of situation. Based on the result of discussion, ambiguity is mostly used in casual context and conversation. It emphasizes that ambiguity is an essential element in joke and pun.

    Keywords: ambiguity, sitcom, humor, context of situation

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    Official URL: http://repository.upi.edu
    Item Type: Thesis (S1)
    Additional Information: No. Panggil : S ING ARD a-2015; Pembimbing : I. Bachrudin Musthafa
    Uncontrolled Keywords: ambiguity, sitcom, humor, context of situation
    Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
    P Language and Literature > PE English
    Divisions: Fakultas Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra > Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
    Depositing User: Mrs. Neni Sumarni
    Date Deposited: 08 Nov 2016 01:55
    Last Modified: 08 Nov 2016 01:55
    URI: http://repository.upi.edu/id/eprint/22331

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