THE ANALYSIS SPEECH ACT IN GROUP CHAT CONVERSATION AMONG EFL STUDENTS

Abstract

This research investigates the use of speech acts in conversations among English department students. It aims to identify the various types of speech acts employed within this specific context. The study utilizes a qualitative descriptive method, focusing on analyzing the content of these conversations through textual examination. The study focused on the classification of speech acts in WhatsApp group chat among English department students at Lancang Kuning University. The findings showed that are five types of speech Acts that will be found in the group chat English department student and there are representative, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative. The initial type of speech acts is representative (6 Conversation), the second is expressive (5 Conversation), the third is directive (4 Conversation), the fourth commissive (2 Conversation), and the last is declarative (1 Conversation).