SARCASM USED IN UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TEXT OF JOE BIDEN AND DONALD TRUMP

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