This study focuses on analyzing the floats of Grice’s
conversational maxims in “1001 Jokes” humor book. This study is
aimed (1) to describe types of Grice’s conversational maxims are
frequently floated in “1001 Jokes” humor book, (2)to describe the
implicature found in “1001 Jokes” humor book, and (3) to
describe the maxim floats lead to funny jokes in“1001 Jokes”
humor book. The writer employs descriptive qualitative approach
to reach and to conclude the research findings in this study. In
collecting data the writer uses documentation method, and to
analyze data the writer refers to Grice’s cooperative principle
theory. Based on 30 data analyzed in this study obtained from
“1001 Jokes” humor book, the writer found that (1)21 of the data
or 70% float maxim of quality, 4 of data or 13.33% float maxim of
manner, 3 of the data or 10% float maxim of quantity, 1 of the data
or 3.33% floats maxim of relevance, and 1 of the data or 3.33%
floats all maxims. Then, from the implicature the researcher found
that (2) scalar implicature is to show contrast meanings between an
utterance to other one, generalized conversational implicature is to
explain the utterances used in the “1001 Jokes” humor book that
do not need a special context to have humorous meaning,
particularized conversational implicature is to demonstrate the
utterances needing a specific context to have humorous meanings,
and scalar implicature is to describe the joke utterances that have
degree of meaning. Afterwards, the researcher found that (3) there
are two aspects making the maxim floats lead to funny jokes
in“1001 Jokes” humor book, i.e., relief, and incongruity of the
word or the lexis. Besides that the writer also found that the floats
of all maxims make a strong surprising meaning of the joke
utterances increasing the degree of funny
