@thesis{thesis, author={Kusumawardani Erika Dwi}, title ={EXPRESSIVE SPEECH ACTS FOUND IN VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE MOVIE 2021}, year={2022}, url={http://eprints3.upgris.ac.id/id/eprint/3020/}, abstract={Erika Dwi Kusumawardani,(2022) Expressive Speech Acts Found in Venom: Let There Be Carnage Movie 2021. A final project: English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education. Advisor I: Dr. Senowarsito, M.Pd. Advisor II: Fitri Yulianti, S.Pd., M.Pd. People as social beings (homo socialist) need to build up a good relationship to others. Broadly, pragmatics concentrates on the meaning of language usage in communication based on the context. The objectives of the study are to find types of expressive speech acts and to define those expressive speech acts are realized by the characters in Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie 2021. The language used in Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie is a speech act that people usually use to communicate in everyday life. The study, the method used by the writer was descriptive qualitative. According to the findings, the writer found fourteen types of expressive speech acts found in Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie. They were the expressions of 1) greeting, 2) welcoming, 3) farewell, 4) thanking, 5) apologizing, 6) complimenting, 7) praising, 8) congratulating, 9) complaining, 10) reproving, 11) boasting, 12) bragging, 13) applauding. and 14) rejoicing. The futher discussion about how the characters in the Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie employed expressive speech acts. The characters extended to employ more than one expressive speech acts at once in their speech when they had conversation. The expressive speech acts realized in Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie are greeting and apologizing. Key terms: Speech Act, Expressive speech acts, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Movie} }