AN ANALYSIS OF SARCASTIC UTTERANCES OF CHARACTER CHANDLER BING ON “FRIENDS” TV SHOW = AN ANALYSIS OF SARCASTIC UTTERANCES OF CHARACTER CHANDLER BING ON “FRIENDS” TV SHOW

This study aims to explain the connection and the relations between sarcasm and illocutionary act. The objectives of this study are: (1). to identify the types of sarcasm on the FRIENDS TV Series. (2) to explain the types of illocutionary act spoken by Chandler Bing based on
The method of research that is used in this study is descriptive qualitative method. The data source of this study is “FRIENDS” TV Show with ten seasons and more than a hundred episodes spesifically the sarcastic utterances spoken by the character Chandler Bing. Moreover, the technique of the data analysis that is used in this study is based on the seven types of sarcasm by Mike Lamb which this study will divide the sarcastic utterances to certain types and thus study will analyze the classifications of illocutionary act contained behind the utterances using the theory of John R Searle

The writer found that the sarcastic utterances found in “FRIENDS” TV Show had all seven types by Mike Lamb which were Self-deprecating, Brooding, Deadpan, Polite, Obnoxious, Maniac, and Raging and only three of five classifications of illocutionary acts by John R Searle found behind the sarcastic utterances which are Directives, Expressives, and Representatives due to the spesific characteristics and terms in the two classifications that are not fulfilled.
The result of this study indicates that sarcasm and illocutionary acts were correlated with one another because they shared many similarities started from the definitions, purposes, and also the characteristics of the utterances.

Keywords : FRIENDS TV show, Chandler Bing, Illocutionary Act, Sarcasm