Abstract
This paper would explore an analysis of discourse markers ya as Indonesian stand – up comedy strategy in producing laughter. The spotlight would focus on how ya, as the major marker, performed in professional stand-up comedy performance. How they used ya in 7-10 minutes performance could illustrate the basis natural performance in bursting laughter and the enhancement of audience’s response in laughter. It argued for an approach based upon two level functions of discourse markers by Brinton (1996); textual level and interpersonal level. Both functions determined the functions of discourse markers. The result explored the relationship not only the bursting laughter but also between stand – up technique and discourse markers. Finally, this study leads into examination of ya as Indonesian discourse marker into the development of humor research within linguistics study.
Highlights
Stand-up comedy develops greatly as multidisciplinary research
This study focuses on Indonesian discourse markers ya in conducting the function as producing laughter and after it is produced
The relation between laughter and the audience is not considered as natural response. (Jefferson 1979) argued that laughter is ‘invited’ that the comic or comedian uses the techniques in producing laughter
Summary
Stand-up comedy develops greatly as multidisciplinary research. It becomes primarily concern for researchers because its cross – disciplinary field of empirical, conceptual, and analytical study. The relation between Comic (the man who does stand-up comedy) and the audience are determined by the outcome of the joke – whether it generates laughter or disapproval. The combination of various linguistics features such as repetitions, discourse markers, pause, and intonation with joke technique such as paralanguage, ridicule, call back technique, and punch line create successful achievement in making the audience laugh. Sometimes, the outcome of comics’ performance is not involuntary to humorous stimulus This results, for instance, the occurrence of discourse markers and certain joke technique to inviting laughter response. As the background of the study above, this paper is going to analyze the function of discourse markers ya in Indonesian stand – up comedy and its process with stand – up technique in producing laughter
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