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1. The Awful Like Word.

Author

Good, C. Edward

Subjects
LIKE (The English word), COMMUNICATION, THOUGHT & thinking, LANGUAGE & languages
Abstract

This article discusses the overuse and misuse of the word "like" in contemporary language, particularly among younger generations. It criticizes the habit of using "like" as a substitute for thought and argues that it hinders effective communication and writing. It mentions that practicing thoughtful and precise language is important.

Published
2023

2. Isn't the perception of LIKE by California college students, like, paradoxical?

Author

Habasque, Pierre

Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY of college students, LIKE (The English word), PLEASANTNESS & unpleasantness (Psychology), STEREOTYPES, INTERSECTIONALITY
Abstract

This paper examines how California college students perceive vernacular functions of the word LIKE. It aims at testing the hypothesis that LIKE may potentially induce stigma because it can be perceived as a 'female' marker. Four versions of a short text were created from an original source. Texts featured either 30 occurrences of LIKE, 20, 10, or none at all. 123 participants were recruited and were asked to read only one version. They were then asked to rate their perception of the anonymous utterer on six variables: age, pleasantness, friendliness, education, competence, and gender. Finally, they were asked to describe what they associate with the speech style of a stereotypical persona: the Valley Girl. Results suggest that the number of LIKE in a text does not significantly influence the perception of an anonymous utterer, though participants do associate it with Valley Girl speak (Valspeak). Paradoxically, some participants report they despise the word LIKE but no evidence suggests they actually do stigmatize it in the perception study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021
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3. Discourse-Pragmatic Variation in Context : Eight Hundred Years of LIKE

Author

Alexandra D'Arcy and Alexandra D'Arcy

Subjects
Like (The English word), English language--Syntax
Abstract

Like is a ubiquitous feature of English with a deep history in the language, exhibiting regular and constrained variable grammars over time. This volume explores the various contexts of like, each of which contributes to the reality of contemporary vernaculars: its historical context, its developmental context, its social context, and its ideological context. The final chapter examines the ways in which these contexts overlap and inform current understanding of acquisition, structure, change, and embedding. The volume also features an extensive appendix, containing numerous examples of like in its pragmatic functions from a range of English corpora, both diachronic and synchronic. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars of English historical linguistics, grammaticalization, language variation and change, discourse-pragmatics and the interface of these fields with formal linguistic theory.

Published
2017

4. What's not to like?

Author

MCGIRR, MARGARET

Subjects
*LIKE (The English word), *ENGLISH language
Published
2021

5. What's not to like?

Author

ABRAHAMSON, DAVID

Subjects
*LIKE (The English word), *ENGLISH language
Published
2021

6. What's not to like?

Author

SPROSS, HANS

Subjects
*LIKE (The English word), *ENGLISH language
Published
2021

7. Johnson Hitting the like button.

Subjects
*LIKE (The English word), *ENGLISH etymology, *LANGUAGE & languages, *LINGUISTICS, *PARENTS
Abstract

The article focuses on the linguistic uses of "like." It mentions that the average parent might see their children grow out of the like habit, but university lecturers have a constantly refreshed supply oh8-year-olds, and making a virtue of necessity, they have looked at the supposedly vacuous word in depth.

Published
2021

8. Speaking Professionally.

Author

MCGREGOR, DEBORAH B.

Subjects
*COMMUNICATION methodology, *ORAL communication, *PROFESSIONAL-client communication, *SPEECH pattern, *LEGAL representation, *LIKE (The English word)
Abstract

The article focuses on recognition and elimination of filler words such as "like" and "OK" by lawyers while communicating professionally with clients and during legal presentations. Topics discussed include recognizing speech patterns to eliminate meaningless words, taking pauses while communicating to avoid filler words, and visualizing phrases and words before speaking them.

Published
2016

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