Expressives convey the speaker's emotions or attitudes from "summary" of How to Do Things with Words by John Langshaw Austin,J. L. Austin
When we use language, we are not always simply conveying information or making statements about the world. Sometimes, we are also expressing our own feelings, emotions, or attitudes towards the things we are talking about. This type of speech act is known as an expressive. Expressives are a crucial part of our linguistic repertoire because they allow us to communicate not just facts, but also our personal reactions and responses to those facts. For example, when we say "I'm thrilled to be here" or "I'm so disappointed in your behavior," we are not just reporting on our emotional state – we are actively expressing our emotions in a way that can have a real impact on the listener. One key characteristic of expressives is that they are closely tied to the speaker's own subjective experience. Unlike constatives, which can be true or false based on objective criteria, expressives are true insofar as they accurately reflect the speaker's genuine feelings or attitudes at the time of speaking...
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