Speech acts in Emma Watson's interview with People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN)

Speech acts are very important in daily conversation. In this study, the writer analyzes Emma Watson’s speech acts in the interview with People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). The analysis used speech acts theory by Searle (1969, as cited in Yule, 1996). The writer found that the speaker only used three types of speech acts, which are representatives, expressives, and commissives. The writer found that the most frequently used type of speech acts were representatives. This is mainly due to the fact that the speaker focused on telling her experience and personal opinion in the interview. The writer did not find the declarations and directives types in Emma's speech. For some reasons, Emma did not have the authority or some kind of institutional role to be able to affect and change a certain condition through her utterances. Emma also did not need to use any type of declarations since she only focused on telling her experiences and shared her personal views as a guest star. In the interview, she also did not need help that required her to order someone to do something for her. Therefore, the writer found that the most frequently used type of speech acts were representatives.

REYCHELIN LEA JAWAR Samuel Gunawan (Advisor 1); Ivonne (Examination Committee 1); Dr. Dra. Nani Indrajani Tjitrakusuma, M.Pd. (Examination Committee 2) Universitas Kristen Petra English Digital Theses Undergraduate Thesis A Critical Thesis A Critical Thesis No. 02012488/ING/2025; Reychelin Lea Jawar (A11210030) SPEECH ACTS (LINGUISTICS); CONVERSATION ANALYSIS

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