"like"

[Igor Silantev]

One more reference:

Andersen, G. 1997. "They gave us these yeah, and they like wanna see
like how we talk and all that. The use of like and other pragmatic
markers in London teenage speech", in: Kotsinas, U.-B., Stenstrom
A.-B., Karlsson A.-M. (eds.), Ungdomssprak i Norden: Foredrag fran ett
forskarsymposium, MINS (Meddelanden fran Institutionen for nordiska
sprak), 43, Stockholm University, 82-95.

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Dr. Igor Silantev
Novosibirsk State University

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silantev at sscadm.nsu.ru
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Hi all,

A few years ago I heard someone knowledgeable in sociolinguistics (James
Cornish maybe?) say that there was some research on the use of "like" as a
filler term.  I'm familiar with Michael Huspek's article on "y'know," but I
am looking for something, like, specifically on, like, "like."

Jim Aune
Speech Communication
Penn State