Abstract:
This study aimed to discover and explain the types and the purpose of
sarcasms in debate text of Joe Biden and Donald Trump and this study is hoped to
be utilized by further researcher.
The data sources used in this study was the presidential debate text of Joe
Biden and Donald Trump. In analyzing the data, the writer used descriptive
qualitative research method through pragmatic approach. Data were obtained by
using the techniques of reading, noting, and analyzing. While in classifying the
data, the writer used Camp‘s theory of sarcasm classifications and Attardo‘s
theory of sarcasms purpose.
In this study, the writer analyzed the presidential debate text of Joe Biden
and Donald Trump in order to find and classify sarcasms and the purpose. The
results of this study indicate that the writer found of sarcasm classifications from
the debate text consists of propostional sarcasm, a lexical sarcasm and a
illocutionary sarcasms. The propositional sarcasm was most the common type
which had a clear form, between the propositional statements and the intent of the
people was actually the opposite. A lexical sarcasm was closed to semantic
theory. The type of the lexical sarcasm was more visible in relation to the
evaluative scale of people than the propositional sarcasm. And a illocutionary
sarcasm was covered the entirety of general implication even in a special scope,
such as utterances that expressed compassion, praises, etc.
The purpose of sarcasm found group affiliation, a evaluation, a politeness,
and rectract ability purposes. The group affiliation was expressed an
understatement about outsider of the group that did not meet the standard of the
group. A evaluation was when people used sarcasm as evaluation, usually did not
wanted to show the positive way in giving complimented. A politeness was seems
aggressive, it is admitted that sarcasm was less damaging the hearer‘s face than
overt aggression
