AMBIGUITIES IN VERBAL LINGUISTIC JOKES AND DEVALUATION OF GRICE’S MAXIMS OF CONVERSATION AS INGREDIENTS IN VICE GANDA’S TOP GROSSING FILMS
Journal Title: IOER INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH JOURNAL - Year 2020, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Lexical and structural levels of language abound ambiguities that are good source of humor. Consequently, violations of the maxims of conversation are leeway to induce humor in any type of discourse. Adding these two precepts and considering pragmatics as its foundation became the bases in analysing the top-grossing films of Vice Ganda. It sought to identify the verbal linguistic jokes and ambiguities present in the top-grossing films of Vice Ganda; determine on how these ambiguities create devaluation of Grice’s maxims of conversation; and determine on how the ambiguities in verbal linguistic jokes and devaluation of Grice’s maxims of conversation were used as ingredients in Vice Ganda’s top-grossing films. Discourse analysis was used in the study and the analytical framework to induce humor by Taghiyev (2018) was used in analysing the corpora. A priori coding was used to identify the recurring ambiguities and devaluation of maxims in the films. Findings show that lexical-semantic and structural-syntactic ambiguities were present in the films. It was intentionally used in order to create humorous effect in the dialogues of the films. Moreover, the devaluation of the maxims of conversation quietly and unostentatiously, opting out, coping with a clash between maxims, and flouting was deemed an effective ingredient to make the films become comical and appealing to the audience.
Authors and Affiliations
DARREL M. OCAMPO
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP684162
- DOI doi 10.5281/zenodo.3937987
- Views 178
- Downloads 0
INDUSTRY EMPLOYABILITY ICT SKILLS VIS-À-VIS ICT SKILLS OF THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF SENIOR HIGH CURRICULUM
This research was conducted to determine whether the skills and competencies of the ICT strand's Senior High School Curriculum match the ICT skills needed by the various industries in Zamboanga City for employability. Th...
PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TRACER STUDY
This study aimed to determine the extent of satisfaction and adequacy of the knowledge and skills that graduates have obtained from PNU in connection to their current employment. The data were gathered through a validat...
IN TIME OF UNCERTAINTIES: DISTANCE LEARNING AND FUNCTIONAL HEALTH OF GRADE 11 STUDENTS IN A PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES
The COVID-19 pandemic has a massive impact globally more specifically in the education sector. In the Philippines, the Department of Education offered varied modes of learning delivery to continue the education of the Fi...
PROJECT EDUCATIONAL VIDEO - ASSISTED RECIPROCAL AND STRATEGIC READING (EARES): AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS DIFFICULTIES IN WORD RECOGNITION AND COMPREHENSION AMONG GRADE 6 PUPILS
Many learners struggle to master reading skills. Hence, this study aimed to test the effectiveness of Project EARES in addressing difficulties in word recognition and comprehension among Grade 6 learners in Tuhian Elemen...
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG SELECTED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN A SELECTED SECTARIAN SCHOOL
Suicide was the second leading cause of death among 15-29-year-olds globally in 2016 (WHO, 2019). There is an alarming increase in the number of young people experiencing depression which often leads to suicide. The Stat...