Abstract : This research examines expressive illocutionary acts found in the comment section of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” music video on YouTube. It aims to identify the types and functions of expressive acts using Searle and Vanderveken’s (1985) classification and Leech’s (1983) framework. A descriptive qualitative method was employed, with data consisting of 60 selected comments obtained through purposive sampling. The data were analyzed through coding, categorization, and interpretation. The findings reveal six types of expressive illocutionary acts: thanking, congratulating, praising, sorrowing, blaming, and boasting. In terms of function, three categories were identified: convivial, collaborative, and conflictive. Convivial functions were dominant, indicating that users tend to express positive emotions and maintain social interaction in digital communication.
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