Open AccessPERCEPTION OF TEENAGERS TO THE USE OF SARCASTIC LANGUAGE
Author(s) -
Ezzah ‘Afifah Nasrudin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of humanities, philosophy and language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2600-8270
DOI - 10.35631/ijhpl.27002
Subject(s) - sarcasm , grice , perception , style (visual arts) , psychology , anger , social psychology , linguistics , pragmatics , irony , philosophy , archaeology , neuroscience , history
Sarcastic is considered a new world in parallel with natural change (Frank Burton, 2009). The sarcastic style was regarded as a sharp satire language so as to anger somebody (Toplak & Camp, 2011). However, this sarcastic language can be understood differently depending on the culture itself (Grice, 1975). Hence, the objective of this study is to identify perceptions, and the use of language sarcasm through dialogs adapted by Bowes & Katz (2011). This study has been using quantitative approaches. A research instrument, a questionnaire developed by Joel Mounts (2012) was applied in this study. In this study, respondents are 50 students comprising final year students in the Management Diploma in Private Higher Education Institutions. The results of the data analysis found that sarcastic language is not necessarily being delivered in aggressive form but also subtly. However, the use of sarcasm language can be effecting the negative emotions among teenagers.