THE FORMATION OF PUNS IN DAJARE KARUTA PRODUCED BY ARTEC

Abstract

This research aims to describe the formation of puns in the game of karuta. The data source for this research is the Dajare Karuta card game produced by Artec. The research method employed is descriptive with a qualitative approach. The findings reveal six types of pun formations based on the theory proposed by Dybala et al. (2012): adding mora at the beginning, adding mora at the end, homophones, shifting the pause, removing mora at the end, and adding mora in the middle. From the gathered data, it can be concluded that the most frequently encountered pun formation type is adding mora at the beginning, with 12 instances. Conducting this research can benefit foreign language learners by providing insights into various forms of pun.