This research tries to describe the forms of expressive speech acts found in Pia Davina's novel "Friends with Bittersweet Love" (FWB). This research use desciptive qualitative approach. The expressive speech acts found in the FWB novel "Friends with Bittersweet Love" by Pia Davina are the data source for this research. To collect data, documentation techniques, namely note-taking techniques, are used to discover and record various styles of expression found in new texts. It is hoped that this research can increase our understanding of how novel characters use language to express their feelings and emotions, as well as how expressive speech acts contribute to the development of story lines and characters.
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