ANALYSIS OF APHASIA SUFFERED BY COMEDIAN SONY WAKWAW IN DIGIDIVA YOUTUBE CHANNEL ENTITLED “BISA SEBUT NAMA SAYA?”: A PSYCHOLINGUISTIC APPROACH

Abstract

Aphasia is a language disorder that is experienced by many people. Aphasia is a
communication disorder caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls language.
Therefore, this study aims to develop an understanding of Aphasia, a language disorder.
The writer chose Sony Wakwaw, a comedian from Indonesia as the object of this research.
Sony Wakwaw has had Aphasia since he was a child which is caused by the high fever he
often experiences. This condition has attracted the interest of writer to explore the aphasia
disorder experienced by Sony Wakwaw, with a focus on identifying the type of aphasia
that occurs and its impact on his daily life. In analyzing the types of aphasia experienced
by Sony Wakawaw, the writer refers to Ardila's theory, in which aphasia is classified into
two main types, namely Wernicke's Aphasia and Broca's Aphasia. The data for this study
were taken from the utterances uttered by Sony Wakwaw in the video entitled "Bisa Sebut
Nama Saya?" which was uploaded on the Digidiva YouTube channel. This study used a
qualitative descriptive method, which allowed researchers to gain an in-depth
understanding of Sony Wakwaw's experiences in dealing with the aphasia disorder.